| Acronym | Meaning |
| DFM | Dynamic Force Microscopy |
| PRS | Perturbed Rotational State (method For Ion-mol. Collisions) |
| KSS | Kearns-Sayre Syndrome |
| CAMAC | Computer Automated Measurement And Control |
| CSCF | Canonical Self-consistent Field |
| FUBAR | F(ouled) Up Beyond Recognition |
| SEGS | Solar Electric Generating System |
| CTD | Charge Transfer Device (optical Spectroscopic Detector) |
| ZAA | Zeeman Atomic Absorption |
| SLS | Strained Layer Superlattice |