| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLA | Special Libraries Association |
| DPN | Dip-pen Nanolithography |
| ILS | Intracavity Laser Spectroscopy |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA) |
| GDR | Glucose Disposal Rate |
| RSNA | Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity |
| AAO | Acetaldehyde Oxime |
| OTE | Oxygen Transfer Efficiency (of Aeration Diffusers) |
| OVD | Outside Vapor Deposition |
| EMLC | Electrochemically Modulated Liquid Chromatography |