| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCUVS | Stratospheric Climatology Using UV/Visible Spectroscopy |
| CCR | Close-coupling R-matrix |
| TOX | Total Organic Halide |
| IMPACT | Integrated Model Of Plumes And Atmosphere In Complex Terrain |
| TBC | Thermal Barrier Coating |
| STPD | Short Ton/day |
| TSCW | Torsional Spin Current Wave (type Of Hartree-Fock Wave Function) |
| AOQL | Average Outgoing Quality Limit |
| OIA | Office Of International Activities |
| LILE | Large-ion Lithophile Element |