| Acronym | Meaning |
| BDT | Brueckner (with) Double (and) Triple (substitutions) |
| I&C | Instrumentation And Control |
| CHIRP | Core-hole Initiated Relaxation Process (in Ionic Crystals) |
| SMOC | Standard Mean Ocean Chloride |
| HPS | High Pressure Plasma Spraying |
| MIS | Mobile Incineration System |
| AXAF | Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility |
| SFF | Solid Freeform Fabrication |
| SUCCESS | Subsonic Aircraft: Contrail And Cloud Effects Special Study |
| HECD | Hall Electrolytic Conductivity Detector |