| Acronym | Meaning |
| LWC | Light-weight Coated (paper) |
| GAMETAG | Global Atmospheric Measurements Experiment Of Tropospheric Aerosols And Gases |
| GBS | Group B Streptococci |
| ALAP | As Low As Practical |
| HMIX | Hazardous Materials Information Exchange |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle |
| CCRM | Coupled-channel Reactance Matrix (in Atom Surface Scattering) |
| SPOS | Single-particle Optical Sensing |
| DMW | Dissimilar-metal Weld |
| GRP | Glass Reinforced Plastic |