| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFEAS | Alternate Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| AWF | Aging Waste Facility |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science & Technology |
| STEM | Scanning-transmission Electron Microscope |
| VORTAC | Very High Frequency (omnirange) TACAN (tactical Air Navigation System) |
| WVR | Water Vapor Radiometers |
| EAC | Estimated Cost At Completion |
| ARIS | Airborne Research Instrumentation System |
| BRASS | Basic Rapid Alarm Security System |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notes Of The Royal Astronomical Society |