| Acronym | Meaning |
| DFW | Diffusion Welding |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| AOSTRA | Alberta Oil Sands Technology And Research Authority |
| NTTC | National Technical Transfer Center |
| ACCLAIM | Antarctic Circumpolar Current Levels From Altimetry And Island Measurement |
| ATLL | Adult T-cell Leukemia Lymphoma |
| HDT | Heat Deflection Temperature |
| EAN | Effective Atomic Number |
| ZPC | Zero Point Of Charge |
| CH-CI | Core Hole Configuration Interaction |