| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCRIMP | Seemann Composites Resin Infusion Under Flexible Tooling [plastics Molding] |
| TZP | Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal |
| BDT | Best Demonstrated Technology |
| GUGA | Graphical Unitary Group Approach |
| UMDE | Ultramicrodisk Electrode |
| LIF | Leukemia Inhibitory Factor |
| NICMOS | Near-IR Camera And Multiobject Spectrometer |
| ISAAC | International Study Of Asthma And Allergies In Childhood |
| LAMS | Laser Mass Spectrometry |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |