| Acronym | Meaning |
| LPS | Liquid-phase Sintering |
| FSR | Fractional Synthesis Rate |
| DVC-FISH | Direct Viable Count-fluorescent In Situ Hybridization |
| SEU | Single Event Upset (in Spacecraft Power Systems) |
| DOIT | Federal Advisory Committee To Develop On-site Innovative Technologies |
| SPA | Self-consistent Phonon Approximation |
| WILT | Waste Interface Leaching Test |
| SBLA | Sealed Bipolar Lead Acid (battery) |
| CTC | Charge-transfer Complex |
| OSHRC | Occupational Safety And Health Review Commission |