| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDMS | Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (NASA) |
| SOPITA | South Pacific Isotopic And Thermal Anomaly |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| RDS | Reflectance-difference Spectroscopy |
| MOLIERE (V5) | Microwave Observation LIne Estn. And Retrieval |
| SRC | Submarine Reactor Compartments |
| RGB | Red Giant Branch (star) |
| EBHT | Electron Beam Hardening Treatment |
| CCDZP | Correlation-consistent Double-zeta (plus) Polarization (basis Set) |