| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDBF | Chlorinated Dibenzofurans |
| FR | Federal Register |
| NEMS | Nanoelectromechanical Systems |
| FAO | Frozen Atomic Orbital |
| IS | Ionization Spectroscopy |
| TCM | Transport Control Measures |
| NPV | Net Present Value {economics} |
| EFFF | Electric Field-flow Fractionation |
| CESE | Complex Eigenvalue Shroedinger Equation |
| PILA | Publishers International Linking Association |