| Acronym | Meaning |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| CFRTP | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic |
| NEDO | The New Energy Development Organization (Japan) |
| EAP | Electroactive Polymer |
| NADB | National Air Data Branch (US EPA) |
| PTS | Pressurized Thermal Shock |
| POTDR | Polarization Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| PWS | Public Water System |
| HBSS | Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution |
| SVG | Scalable Vector Graphics |