| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASRL | Atmospheric Sciences Research Laboratory |
| CAS-SI | Complete Active Space-state Interaction |
| SERODS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Optical Data Storage |
| TPPM | Two-pulse Phase Modulation |
| CCE | Charge Composition Explorer |
| EBK | Einstein-Brillouin-Keller (quantization Method) |
| MORTI | Mesopause Oxygen Rotational Temp. Imager |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (USA Navy) |
| EICVOM | Equivalent Ionic Core Virtual Orbital Model |
| WRITE | Waste Reduction Innovative Technology Evaluation (US EPA) |