| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSIA | Water Supply Improvement Association |
| MAOT | Maximum Allowable Operating Temperature For Stationary Phase |
| UJT | Unijunction Transistor |
| ELARP | Experimental Lakes Area Reservoir Project |
| CHIGFET | Complementary Heterostructure Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor |
| GRIDS | Geographic Resources Information And Data System |
| HEGL | High-energy Gas Laser |
| BRITE | Basic Research In Industrial Technologies For Europe |
| BCT | Best Control Technology |
| HMR | Hazardous Materials Regulations |