| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRE | Hormone-responsive Element |
| IMAGE | Integrated Model To Assess The Greenhouse Effect |
| PPLO | Pleuropneumonia-like Organism |
| LASS | Laser-assisted Spark Spectroscopy |
| MAGE | Melanoma-associated Antigen-encoding Gene |
| MUDPIT | Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology |
| CRH | Corticotropin-releasing Hormone |
| MSI | Microsatellite Instability |
| DIGIT | Deep Infrared Galaxy Imaging Telescope |
| HQE | Hemiquantal Equations |