| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRIP | Transformation Induced Plasticity |
| YSAG | Yttrium Scandium Aluminum Garnet |
| ICPD | Inductively Coupled Plasma Deposition |
| LCW | Liquid Core Waveguide |
| IRI | Interfaculty Reactor Institute |
| OIRM | Office Of Information Resources Management |
| ORCA | Optical Resonance Cavity Analyzer |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus |
| NEAR | Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority |