| Acronym | Meaning |
| QUASH | Quality Assurance Of Sample Handling [a EU Project] |
| I AND C | Instrumentation And Control |
| CRYSIS | Cryogenic Stockholm Ion Source |
| SURF III | Synchrotron UV Radiation Facility (at NIST) |
| ABWR | Advanced Boiling Water Reactor |
| SCDL | Short Cavity Dye Laser |
| MRL | Minimum Reporting Level |
| CISS | Constant-initial-state Spectroscopy |
| STOAT | Sewage Treatment Operation And Analysis Over Time [model] |
| ROSS | River Oil Spill Simulation |