| Acronym | Meaning |
| DERP | Defense Environmental Restoration Program |
| ACJ | Artificially Constructed Junction (in Solar Cell Fabrication) |
| ZOLZ | Zero Order Laue Zone |
| SLD | Superluminescent Diode |
| SIMS | Surface Impoundment Modeling System |
| HPT | High Precision Translator |
| VBCI | Valence Bond Configuration Interaction |
| REELS | Reflection Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| OSTLS | Optical Saturation Thermal Lens Spectrometry |
| ARDS | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |