| Acronym | Meaning |
| CLS | Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy |
| BRITE | Basic Research In Industrial Technologies For Europe |
| MLE | Maximum Likelihood Estimate |
| AKH | Adipokinetic Hormone |
| ENA | Energetic Neutral Atoms (astronomical Plasmas) |
| AECB | Atomic Energy Control Board |
| NTRS | National Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors |
| SOPPA | Second-order Polarization Propagator Approxn. |
| SHRIMP | Scalar Heteromolecular Recoupled Interactions By Multiple Phase |
| MASER | Microwave Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |