| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| WTP | Willingness To Pay |
| ECCS | Electro-coated Chromium Steel |
| VGF | Vertical Gradient Freeze |
| HFWG | Hollow Fiber Waveguide |
| ACEMS | Angular Conversion Electron Moessbauer Spectroscopy |
| SPORE | Solid-Phase Organic Reactions |
| SPIRIT | Spatial IR Imaging Telescope |
| DETA | Dielectric Thermal Analysis |
| GEH | Generalized Effective Hamiltonian |