| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCPTT | National Center For Preservation Technology And Training |
| TBA | True Bicarbonate Activity |
| MSIP | Magnetron Sputtering Ion Plating |
| HEN | High-efficiency Nebulizer |
| KT | Koopmans Theorem |
| SSTI | Small System Technol. Initiative (USEPA) |
| ECAE | Equal Channel Angular Extrusion |
| VPO | Vapor Pressure Osmometry |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
| ORPP | Optimized Relativistic Pseudopotential |