| Acronym | Meaning |
| OASLM | Optically Addressed Spatial Light Modulator |
| CHIP | Cold And Hot Isostatic Pressing |
| RPECVD | Remote Plasma-enhanced Chemical-vapor Deposition |
| NICISS | Neutral Impact Collision Ion Scattering Spectroscopy |
| HGTF | Hermite Gaussian-type Function |
| NDB | Nucleic Acid Database |
| MCZDO | Many Center Zero Differential Overlap |
| ESWL | Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy |
| GLP | Great Lakes Precipitation |
| EMSL | Environmental Monitoring And Support Laboratory |