| Acronym | Meaning |
| CSR | Constant Sampling Rate |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology (formerly NBS) |
| MDC | Macrophage Derived Chemokine |
| HMPID | High Momentum Particle Identification Detector |
| ABA | Abscisic Acid |
| IIAES | Ion Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| UFP | Ultrafine Particles |
| RCS | Reaction Control System |
| AFOEHL | Air Force Occupational And Environmental Health Laboratory |
| DOFS | Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing |