| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAVSO | American Association Of Variable Star Observers |
| WIMP | Weakly Interacting Massive Particle |
| CFRP | Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic |
| TOPEX | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| AEPI | Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging |
| YSO | Young Stellar Object |
| LOX | Liquid OXygen |
| SR | Special Relativity |
| GMRT | Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope |