| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSNTD | Solid-state Nuclear Track Detector |
| RO | Reverse Osmosis |
| AMS | Aerospace Material Specification |
| FGM | Functionally Gradient Materials |
| MTDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| SRD | Standard Reference Data |
| IOS | Infinite Order Sudden Approximation |
| PSD | Position Sensitive Detector |
| EXGEM | Extended Geminal (model Correlated Wave Function) |