| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRM | Single Residue Method |
| ITG | Ion Temperature Gradient |
| BFGF | Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| NAVORDSTA | Naval Ordnance Station (US) |
| SASE | Self-amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| PCA | Preliminary Consequence Analysis |
| HFB | Hartree Fock Bogolyubov |
| PWRI | Public Works Research Institute (Japan) |
| RELMA | Remote Laser Microanalysis |
| VPD | Vapor Phase Decomposition |