| Acronym | Meaning |
| IBAE | Ion Beam Assisted Etching |
| RMCL | Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level |
| GWP | Gaussian Wave Packet |
| ARPUS | Angle-resolved Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| BATSE | Burst And Transient Source Experiment |
| HF MO LCAO | Hartree-Fock MO LCAO |
| XRES | X-ray Emission Spectroscopy |
| EGRIS | Emissive Gamma-ray Imaging And Spectroscopy |
| CIBO | Council Of Industrial Boiler Owners |