| Acronym | Meaning |
| VPD | Vapor Phase Decomposition |
| ESC | Environmental Stress Cracking |
| RQCISD | (spin) Restricted QCISD |
| MUSGE | Miniaturized Ultrathin Slab Gel Electrophoresis |
| CRL | Certified Reporting Limit |
| MPN | Most Probable Number |
| AJM | Abrasive Jet Machining |
| AFRP | Aramid Fiber-reinforced Plastic |
| FEM | Field-Electron Microscopy |
| GCR | Galactic Cosmic Rays (spacecraft Orbit) |