| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMOS | Diffused Metal-oxide Semiconductor |
| HVLP | High-volume Low Pressure [spray Gun] |
| CADAT | Computer Aided Design And Testing |
| IRS | Infrared Soldering |
| ACRE | Automatic Climatological Recording Equipment |
| BBSRC | Biotechnology And Biological Sciences Research Council |
| WCOT | Wall Coated Open Tubular Columns |
| IRRI | International Rice Research Institute |
| MACSIMS | Measurement Of Atmospheric Constituents By Selective Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| SCSA | Small-curvature Semiclassical Adiabatic (approxn. For Mol. Energy Levels) |