| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPXMA | Electron Probe X-ray Microanalysis |
| MILES | Micro In Situ Laser Extraction System |
| TCPTP | T-cell Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |
| FFT | Fast Fourier Transform |
| MCA | Manufacturing Chemist Association |
| SCRIBE | Stratospheric Cryogenic Interferometer Balloon Experiment |
| SKY | Spectral Karyotyping |
| CDW | Charge-density Wave |
| KOPRA | Karlsruhe Optimized And Precise Radiative Transfer Algorithm |
| ADI | Austempered Ductile Iron |