| Acronym | Meaning |
 | CAR | Computer Aided Retrieval |
 | SURE | Sulfate Regional Experiment |
 | HPI | Hazard Potential Index |
 | TNLCD | Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display |
 | PEARL | Prediction Air Quality In Urban And Regional Locations |
 | RICM | Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy |
 | ATE | Automatic Test Equipment |
 | BOF | Basic Oxygen Furnace |
 | HRTEM | High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy |
 | SMSX(ALPHA) | Overlapping-sphere Multiple-scattering X(alpha) |