| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFHT | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| OPG | Optical Parametric Generator |
| IPNSO | Independent-pair Natural Spin Orbital |
| TFR | Thin Film Resonator |
| LAEC | Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
| VFF | Valence Force Field (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| GDOS | Glow Discharge Optical Spectroscopy |
| DMAD | Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate |
| CPLD | Complex Programmable Logic Device |
| APSTNG | Associated-particle Sealed-tube Neutron Generator |