| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAIRS | Reflection/absorption Infrared Spectroscopy |
| CASAC | Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (US EPA) |
| FOURPI | Fourier Path Integral |
| BIA | Bioelectric Impedance Analysis |
| SPC | Statistical Process Control |
| PALS | Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy |
| LCVD | Laser-induced Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| CAST | Council For Agricultural Science And Technology |
| PEN | Personal Electronic Notebook |
| STT | Surface Tension Transfer |