| Acronym | Meaning |
| COBE | Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (NASA) |
| WICEM | World Industry Conference On Environmental Management |
| AEC | Area Of Environmental Concern |
| WASP | Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein |
| FABMS | Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry |
| PBCIMS | Particle Beam Chem. Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| NNSA | National Nuclear Security Administration |
| CWM | Chem. Warfare Materials |
| BFAF | Beamformer Antialiasing Filter |
| HENA | High-energy Neutral Atom |