| Acronym | Meaning |
| VOST | Volatile Organic Sampling Train |
| OMCVD | Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| MOPS | 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic Acid |
| NBFAC | National Bioforensic Analysis Center Par |
| ASHI | American Society Of Histocompatibility And Immunogenetics |
| LCMS | Liquid Chromatography-mass Spectrometry |
| OSL | Optically Stimulated Luminescence |
| GIAXRD | Grazing Incidence Angle X-ray Diffraction |
| HFB | Hartree Fock Bogolyubov |
| RAPID | Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device |