| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOE | Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement |
| SAGA | Soviet American Gas And Aerosol Experiment |
| LERS | Low-energy Recoil Scattering |
| MITE | Miniature Inverted-repeat Transposable Element |
| QTCS | Quantum Theorem Of Corresponding States |
| LEED | Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| IMAPS | International Microelectronics And Packaging Society |
| LEELS | Low Energy Electron Loss Spectroscopy |
| ATS | Applied Technology Satellite |
| MPIF | Metal Powder Industries Federation |