| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFA | Component Failure Analysis |
| MEPSAG | Minimum Energy Path Semiclassical Adiabatic Ground-state (tunneling Approxn.) |
| ETP | Emerging Technology Program (USEPA SITE) |
| VS | Volatile Solids |
| CMASN | Calcium Oxide-magnesia-alumina-silica-sodium Oxide |
| MASTER | Method Of Adhesion By Spin-on-dielectric Temperature Enhanced Reflow |
| INEGA | Instituto Nacional De Estadistica |
| MSCE | Modified Semiclassical Exchange (aproxn. In Scattering Calcns.) |
| DTDP | Ditridecyl Phthalate |
| SCPI | Standard Commands For Programmable Instruments |