| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| MAPLE | Matrix-assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation |
| STN | Subthalamic Nucleus |
| NEBD | Nonequilibrium Brownian Dynamics |
| STIRAP | Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage |
| GIPQ | Gage Invariant Periodic Quantization |
| DOUBTFUL | Double Quantum Transitions For Finding Unresolved Lines |
| DFA | Detrended Fluctuation Analysispar |
| CME | Crucible Melt Extraction |
| SHRP | Strategic Highway Research Program |