| Acronym | Meaning |
| IME | Interdigitated Microsensor Electrode |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| ISM | Inverse Scattering Method |
| CSDW | Centrifugal Sudden (or Coupled States) Distorted Wave (methodfor Reactive Mol. Collisions) |
| JET | Joint European Torus |
| JAERI | Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| ARPA | Augmented Random Phase Approximation |
| GAGE | Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |
| ELIFA | Enzyme-linked Immunofiltration Assay |
| NBSR | Neutron Beam Split-core Reactor |