| Acronym | Meaning |
| 3SR | Self-sustained Sequence Replication |
| ITG | Ion Temperature Gradient |
| SLAC | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center |
| MINLP | Mixed-integer Nonlinear Programming |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| INEL | Idaho National Engineering Lab. |
| FIA | Fluorescence Immunoassay |
| MASH | MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O System |
| RTRP | Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe |
| WMAC | Waste Minimization Assessment Center |