| Acronym | Meaning |
| MARS | Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines |
| CRAF | Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby |
| SMSA | Soft-core Mean Spherical Approxn. |
| BALR | Broad Absorption Line Region |
| SSCP | Single-strand Conformation Polymorphism |
| TSL | Thermally Stimulated Luminescence |
| QPF | Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts |
| SEPA | State Environmental Policy Act |
| CSD | Chemical Solution Deposition |
| EMEG | Environmental Media Evaluation Guides |