| Acronym | Meaning |
| AHCPR | Agency For Health Care Policy And Research |
| MECS | Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (DOE) |
| XIS | X-ray Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| EIMS | Electron Impact Mass Spectrometry |
| POF | Plastic Optical Fiber |
| MAFID | Moment Analysis Of Fluorescence-intensity Distribution |
| FLA | Fluorescence Lifetime Analysis |
| UPS | Uninterrupted Power Systems (for Computer Networks) |
| IES | Institute Of Environmental Sciences |
| OMBD | Organic Molecular Beam Deposition |