| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCDS | NASA Climate Data System |
| HPMS | Highway Performance Monitoring System |
| DIC | Differential Interference Contrast |
| BHA | Butylated Hydroxyanisole |
| CEDAR | Coupling, Energetics, And Dynamics Of Atm. Regions [project] |
| LCFC | Linear Combination Of Fragment Configuration |
| NRRA | Nuclear Resonant Reaction Analysis |
| GEM | Genetically Engineered Microorganism |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure |
| DRI | Differential Refractive Index |