| Acronym | Meaning |
| BLE | Bombardment-induced Light Emission |
| CADRE | Computer Aided Data And Retrieval And Evaluation Software |
| USTR | US Transuranium Registry |
| BOD | Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| HESS | High Energy Stereoscopic System |
| ILIAC | International Library Information And Analytical Center |
| PEMA | Pseudoeffective Mass Approxn. (for Impurity Energy Levels In Semiconductors) |
| TTN | Technology Transfer Network |
| OSHRC | Occupational Safety And Health Review Commission |
| RCM | Radiative Convective Model (of Climate) |