| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| SAS | Small Angle Scattering |
| CNDO/2-FA | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap First Approxn. |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| MONOS | Metal Oxide Nitride Oxide Semiconductor |
| SPE | Solar Proton Event |
| IRIM | Institute For Rare Isotope Measurements |
| LOXJET | Liq. Oxygen Torch System |
| COP | Coefficient Of Performance |
| HAT | Histone Acetyltransferase |