| Acronym | Meaning |
| CTF | Common Translation Factor (for Ion-atom Inelastic Collisions) |
| ECOSP | Environmental Cleanup Objectives Standard Procedures |
| BLE | Bombardment-induced Light Emission |
| ALA | American Library Association |
| NDO | Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| MFC | Multi-function Controller |
| SDFFF | Sedimentation Field Flow Fractionation (particle Analysis) |
| SASS | Source Assessment Sampling System |
| FMTBA | Fitted Modified Tight-binding Approxn. |
| BART | Best Available Retrofit Technology |