| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIXSW | Normal Incidence X-ray Standing Wave |
| DCN | Document Change Notice |
| PDP | Plasma Display Panel |
| VES | Vertical Elec. Sounding |
| PETRA | Plasma Engineering And Technology Research Assembly |
| NFAT | Nuclear Factor For Activated T Cells |
| FEWS | Fiber-optic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy |
| DEM | Discrete Element Method |
| ASNT | American Society For Nondestructive Testing |
| IUPAC | International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry |