| Acronym | Meaning |
| MBT | Minimum [spark Advance For] Best Torque |
| VES | Vapor Extraction System |
| LDOS | Local Density Of States |
| PERV | Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus |
| TRXPS | Total Reflection X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| NRM | Natural Remanent Magnetization |
| LEIS | Low-Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy |
| EMIC | Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (waves) |
| OTIS | Oklahoma Telecommunications Interlibrary System |
| CATSI | Compact Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer |