| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCSEL | Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser |
| ACF | Activated Coke Fines |
| CV-AFS | Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| ADMS | Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling System |
| NRBC | Nucleated Red Blood Cells |
| TAT | Technical Assistance Team |
| TM | Thematic Mapper (Remote Sensing) |
| HERS | High Energy Range Spectrometer |
| PEN | Polyethylene Naphthalate |
| GHF | Generalized Hartree-Fock Method |