| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| RIOS | Reactive Infinite-order Sudden (at.-mol. Reactive Collisions) |
| SBLA | Sealed Bipolar Lead Acid (battery) |
| SCLS | Surface Core Level Shift |
| ADAPTS | Air Deliverable Antipollution Transfer System |
| EM | Electron Microscopy |
| MCSF | Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor |
| DFS | Disease Free Survival |
| BCGA | British Compressed Gases Association |
| GRIDS | Geographic Resources Information And Data System |