| Acronym | Meaning |
| TPPM | Two-pulse Phase Modulation |
| BEKP | Backscattered Electron Kikuchi Pattern |
| PIAD | Plasma-ion Assisted Deposition |
| HED | Howardite-eucrite-diogenite (suite Of Achondrite Meteorites) |
| LSD-GX | Local Spin Density Functional-generalized Exchange |
| FIMS | Field Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| WPS | Wet Powder Spraying (in Ceramics Manuf.) |
| ISTO | Industry Standards And Technology Organization |
| EHP | Electron-hole Plasma |
| MSRI | Mass Spectroscopy Of Recoiled Ions |