| Acronym | Meaning |
| THEL | Tactical High Energy Laser |
| SCC | Somatic Cell Count |
| EMA | Effective Medium Approximation |
| ELI | Extra Low Interstitial |
| OAO | Orthogonalized Atomic Orbital |
| PTEAM | Particle Total Exposure Assessment Methodology |
| VWN | Vosko-Wilk-Nusair (model Potential In Quantum Calcns.) |
| LALIF | Laser Atomization/Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| AIIM | Association For Information And Image Management |
| CFS | Coherent Forward Scattering |