| Acronym | Meaning |
| AHM | Acutely Hazardous Materials |
| TOST | Turbine Oil Stability Test |
| NIF | National Ignition Facility |
| LSND | Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector |
| CDS/ISIS | CDS/Integrated Set Of Information System |
| DAST | Diethylaminosulfur Trifluoride |
| HEPA | High-efficiency Particulate Air Filter |
| HTSC | High Temperature Superconductor |
| FLC | Ferroelec. Liq. Crystal |
| AIPM | Analytic Independent-particle Model (in Electron-scattering) |