| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOFS | Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing |
| CASSS | California Separation Science Society |
| NWIS | Nuclear Weapons Identification System |
| BMAP | Biological Monitoring And Abatement Program |
| AME | Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess |
| NURE | National Uranium And Resource Evaluation |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| MSM | Multiple-scattering Model |
| MSO | Modified Slater Orbital |
| IRI | Industrial Research Institute |