| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOTS | Acoustic Optic Tunable Scanning |
| OCE | Overall Control Efficiency |
| AES | American Electroplating Society |
| GDAAS | Glow Discharge Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| PAO | Pseudo-atomic Orbital |
| CMNOS | Complementary Metal Nitride/Oxide Semiconductor |
| EDCF | Endothelium-derived Contracting Factor |
| FACCE | Frontal Analysis Continuous Capillary Electrophoresis |
| MFI | Melt Flow Index [of Polymer] |
| RESAM | Regional Soil Acidification Model |