| Acronym | Meaning |
| LPMA | Laser-probe Microanalysis |
| DWT | Discrete Wavelet Transform |
| PECVD | Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| ADS | Accelerator Driven System |
| BSE | Backscattering Electrons |
| DME | Dimethyl Etherpar |
| CBMAPDT | Committee On Biologic Markers Of Air-Pollution Damage In Trees |
| CCMS | Committee On Challenges Of Modern Society (NATO) |
| CINDA | Computer Index Of Neutron Data |
| OVD | Outside Vapor Deposition |