| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECSPM | Electrochemical Scanning Probe Microscopy |
| HNE | Human Neutrophil Elastase |
| HEM | Heat-exchanger Method (in Manuf. Of Crystalline Silicon) |
| GAGE | Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |
| SSRM | Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy |
| HPET | High Performance Engineering Thermoplastic |
| SBD | Schottky-barrier Diode |
| VEELS | Valence Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| SLA | Scanning Laser Ablation |
| SFR | Star Formation Rate |