| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRFPA | IR Focal Plane Array |
| IMAGE | Integrated Molecular Analysis Of Gene Expression |
| ECRR | Energy-corrected Rigid-rotor Approximation |
| ORFEUS | Orbiting Retrievable Far And Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers |
| IASAP | International Arctic Seas Assessment Project |
| PWBA-EX | Plane-wave Born Approxn. (with) Exchange |
| CPEO | Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia |
| MRLV | Mobile Raman Lidar Van |
| BAC | Biological Activated Carbon |
| DTG | Differential Thermogravimetry |