| Acronym | Meaning |
| CESAR | Canadian Expedition To Study The Alpha Ridge |
| HBT | Hanbury Brown Twiss (interferometry) |
| AXAF | Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility |
| CHRM | Characteristic Remanent Magnetization |
| EPR | Electrochemical Potentiokinetic Reactivation |
| GEMI | Global Environmental Management Initiative |
| DCA | Detrended Correspondence Ordination Analysis |
| VFOT | Variant Fock Operator Technique |
| RFM | Rotating Magnetic Field |
| UCI | Ultrasonic Contact Impedance |