| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRINSCH | Graded-index Separate Confinement Heterostructure |
| GICS | Grants Information And Control System |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA) |
| APS | Antiphospholipid Syndrome |
| CAIS | Calcium-aluminum-rich Inclusions |
| LDF | Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
| AFF | Aberration Free Focus |
| IHC | Intrinsic Coercivity |
| EBSP | Electron Backscattering Pattern |
| CIPEA | Comite International Pour L'Etude Des Argiles |