| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLC | Planar Lightwave Circuit |
| CAE | Computer-aided Engineering |
| SWNT | Single-wall Nanotube |
| LEPD | Low Energy Photon Detector |
| SDCI | Single And Double Excitation Configuration Interaction Model |
| NAMAS | National Measurement Accreditation Service (UK) |
| TPO | Technical Project Officer |
| PSHF | Pseudospectral Hartree-Fock |
| ZPP | Zn Protoporphyrin (lead Poisoning Indicator) |
| CAMAC | Computer Automated Measurement And Control |