| Acronym | Meaning |
| STIS | Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph |
| ERLN | Environmental Research Laboratory Narragansett |
| PICI | Positive-ion Chemical Ionization |
| LOCOS | Local Oxidation Of Silicon |
| RADM | Regional Acid Deposition Model |
| RBAO | Reaction-bonded Aluminum Oxide |
| NMA | Nuclear Microanalysis |
| APF | Advanced Particle Filter |
| DISC | Death-inducing Signaling Complex |
| CENSA | Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association |