| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLAD | Glancing Angle Deposition |
| NCEH | National Center For Environmental Health |
| DIIS | Direct Inversion In The Iterative Space |
| SEED | Self Electro-optic Effect Device |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency (radiowaves) |
| LET | Linear Energy Transfer (in Spacecraft Power Systems) |
| CNDO SP | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap Spin Polarization |
| ITC | Isothermal Titration Calorimetry |
| IFOT | Invariant Fock Operator Technique |
| YSGG | Yttrium Scandium Gallium Garnet |