| Acronym | Meaning |
| LTPS | Low Temperature Polysilicon |
| NSDL | National Science Digital Library |
| NCBI | National Center For Biotechnology Information |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| FCM | Finite-cluster Model (for Calcns. On Electromigration) |
| ICZ | Initial Contact Zone(s) |
| PDR | Photodissociation Region |
| ESFF | Extensible Systematic Force Field |
| WTA | Wind Trajectory Analysis (for Airborne Particulate Samples) |
| PBM | Proton Beam Micromachining |