| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCOHS | Canadian Centre For Occupational Health And Safety |
| LSA | Local Space Approximation |
| FFIS | Federal Facilities Information System |
| TGTF | Trigonometric Gaussian-type Function |
| SCE | Short Channel Effect |
| PIERS | Polarized Infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy |
| RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| EIIA | European Information Industry Association |
| OAP | Optical Atom Probe |
| UVPES | Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |