| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSDP | Continental Scientific Drilling Program |
| AIN | Advanced Intelligent Networks |
| IPMI | International Precious Metals Institute |
| XRFA | X-ray Fluorescence Analysis |
| SHM | Stockholm Humic Model |
| FIRST | Faint Images Of The Radio Sky At Twenty Centimeters |
| MBBR | Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor |
| USABC | United States Advanced Battery Consortium |
| CAPTEX | Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment |
| FIOH | Finnish Institute Of Occupational Health |