| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIDT | Laser-induced Damage Threshold |
| IACS | International Annealed Copper Standard |
| WECC | Western European Calibration Cooperation |
| MMMF | Man-Made Mineral Fiber |
| MDS | Minimum Detectable Signal |
| SCCF | Self-consistent Continued Fraction |
| LHEA | Laboratory For High Energy Astrophysics |
| NRRA | Nuclear Resonant Reaction Analysis |
| MIPMS | Microwave Induced Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| MRD-CI | Multireference Double-excitation Configuration Interaction |