| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEUR | Hydrophobe Modified Ethoxylated Urethane [polymer] |
| QAFM | Quantum Antiferromagnetic Heisenberg Model |
| ITRS | International Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors |
| ALA | Association For Laboratory Automation |
| IUPPA | The International Union Of Air Pollution Prevention Associations |
| ZAP | Zone Axis Pattern |
| YAEL | Yankee Atomic Environmental Laboratory |
| ACSTM | Alternating Current Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| PAMS | Photochem. Assessment Monitoring Stations |