| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSIS | Office Of Scientific Information Service |
| UHF | Ultra-high Frequency |
| GEOSIF | Geoscientific Information Framework |
| GZ | Ground Zero |
| IIT | Illinois Institute Of Technology |
| ENS | European Nuclear Society |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| CDW | Critical Design Walk-through |
| PSA | Problem Statement Analyzer |
| ABFEL | Air-based Free-electron Laser |