| Acronym | Meaning |
| WEDM | Wire Electric Discharge Machining |
| QDO | Quantum-defect Orbital (theory) |
| ARXAS | Angle-resolved X-ray Absorption |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| ARGOS | Advanced Research And Global Observation Satellite |
| PMA | Phorbol Myristate Acetate |
| FSCT | Federation Of Societies For Coatings Technology |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |
| EDNAP | European DNA Profiling |
| ISRE | Interferon-stimulated Response Element |