| Acronym | Meaning |
| INPADOC | International Patent Documentation Center |
| RFE | Relative Fit Error |
| ACTS | Advanced Communications Technologies And Services |
| DSPES | Depth-selective Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| SFRP | Stable Free Radical Polymerization |
| ISTO | Industry Standards And Technology Organization |
| EXFAS | Extended Fine Auger Structure |
| EAGLE | European Association For Grey Literature Exploitation |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| ECLIPS | Encoded Combinatorial Libraries On A Polymeric Surface |