| Acronym | Meaning |
| OBIC | Optical Beam Induced Current |
| GHCN | Global Historical Climatology Network |
| UKIRT | United Kingdom Infrared Telescope |
| ITC | Interagency Testing Committee (TSCA) |
| GRD | Growth Rate Dispersion [crystallization] |
| REA | Retrospective Exposure Assessment |
| TNFR | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor |
| GCS | Geo-Common Subsystem (subsystem Of AIRS) |
| DON | Dissolved Organic Nitrogen |
| VALE | Vacuum Atomic Layer Epitaxy |