| Acronym | Meaning |
| SNS | Sympathetic Nervous System |
| TDSHF | Time-dependent Screened Hartree-Fock |
| SMR | Standardized Mortality Ratios |
| BPC | Blood Platelet Count |
| ICF | Inertial Confinement Fusion |
| DTFBR | Draft Tube Fluidized Bed Reactor |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| CLSM | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy |
| CCSF | Central Chemical Storage Facility |
| DAM | Military Applications Branch (French; Direction Des Applications Militaires) |