| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDA | Local-density Approximation |
| LDA | Laser-Doppler Anemometer |
| VSSP | Viscous Suspension Spinning Process |
| ORPA | Optimized Random Phase Approximation |
| EDXRF | Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence |
| MPT | Microwave Plasma Torch |
| TTN | Technology Transfer Network |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Program |
| CEDRA | Controlled Simple Excitation For Dephasing Rotational Amplitudes |
| CET | Collisional Energy Transfer |