| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDS | Piecewise Direct Standardization |
| PAMBE | Plasma-assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| RFA | Regulatory Flexibility Act |
| ALCOM | Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials |
| DELPHI | Detector With Lepton |
| EPKR | Electrochem. Polarization Kinetic Reactivation |
| BPCD | Bipolar Pulse Conductivity Detector |
| ECS | Electro-Chemical Society |
| UARS | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
| CCW | Constituent Concentrations In Waste |