| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIPS | Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy |
| LCGO | Linear Combination Of Gaussian Orbitals |
| MASERATI | Middle Atmosphere Spectrometric Experiment On Rockets For Analysis Of Trace Gas Influences |
| IRM | Initial Remedial Measure |
| JSGA | Japanese Spaceguard Association |
| FQO | Forced Quantum Oscillator Method |
| PNDDO | Partial Neglect Of Diatomic Differential Overlap |
| SALS | Small-angle Light Scattering |
| ETANN | Electronically Trainable Analog Neural Network |
| HCPT | Hard-core Perturbation Theory |