| Acronym | Meaning |
| NGC | New General Catalog Of Nebula And Clusters Of Starspar |
| SLO | Strictly Localized Orbital |
| GTP | Guanosine 5'-triphosphate |
| CEDI | Continuous Electrodeionization |
| DFTS | Dispersive Fourier Transform Spectrometry |
| AU | Absorbance Units |
| RME | Reasonably Maximally Exposed |
| CGDN | Canadian Genetic Diseases Network |
| GCE | Ground-based Cloud Experiment |
| SASS | Source Assessment Sampling System |