| Acronym | Meaning |
| CWM | Center For Waste Management |
| TFB | Thin Film Balance |
| MAHRSI | Middle Atmosphere High Resolution Spectrograph Investigation |
| AF | Alternating Field Demagnetization |
| CFM | Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| MBE | Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| CNDO/SW | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap / Sichel-Whitehead |
| DOIT | Federal Advisory Committee To Develop On-site Innovative Technologies |
| HSI | Heat Stress Index |
| AVCC-IOS | Azimuthal (and) Vibrational Close-coupled (rotational) Infinite Order Sudden |