| Acronym | Meaning |
| BKD | Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction |
| BLAST | Burst Locations With Arc Second Telescope |
| CD ROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
| ICPMS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic |
| WWM | Wigner-Weyl-Moyal (formalism In Quantum Mechanics) |
| EIFS | Exterior Insulation And Finish Systems [coatings] |
| IDP | Interplanetary Dust Particle |
| LOES | Laser Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act |