| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMPA | Electron Microprobe Analysis |
| SS | Stainless Steel |
| BID | Brinell Indentation Diameter |
| ESA | Electrostatic Analyzer |
| FRCI | Fibrous Refractory Concrete Insulator |
| HBAR | High-overtone Bulk Acoustic Resonator |
| SSC | Superconducting Super Collider |
| EGCM | Eddy-Resolving General Circulation Model |
| AEY | Auger Electron Yield |
| GIF | Graphic Image Format |