| Acronym | Meaning |
| CILS | Collision-induced Light Scattering |
| ECE | Electrical Conductivity Of Saturation Extract (soils) |
| OPPIS | Optically Pumped Polarized Ion Source |
| UBD | Under-bath Decarburization |
| SDPM | Spin-dependent Photomodulation |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service (of NOAA) |
| OIB | Ocean Island Basalt |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent Density-functional Theory |
| GIPM/D | Ground State Inversion Potential Method Including Diffraction |
| DUT | Device Under Test |