| Acronym | Meaning |
| TTLW | Through-transmission Laser Welding |
| DIN | Deutsche Industrie-Norm (German Industrial Standard) |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (USA) |
| TDSF | Time-dependent Spencer-Fano (in At. And Mol. Inelastic Collisions) |
| MPF | Maturation-promoting Factor |
| DCPC | Division Of Cancer Prevention And Control |
| PMTR | Photomodulated Thermoreflectance |
| CIEEL | Chem. Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence |
| IAC | Impregnated Activated Carbon |
| AUSST | Automatic Synthesis Of Symptom Tree Model |