| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAQL | Lowest Analytically Quantifiable Level |
| TOM | Transition Operator Method |
| PPAC | Parallel-plate Avalanche Counter |
| STAR | Solenoidal Tracker At RHIC |
| NSE | Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation |
| ADA | Adenosine Deaminase |
| LRS | Laser Raman Spectroscopy |
| MMP | Monitoring Master Plan (of North Sea Task Force) |
| ASODN | Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide |
| TPPM | Two-pulse Phase Modulation |