| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAPS | Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensor |
| HVOF | High-Velocity Oxygen Fuel |
| BCO | Bounded Crystal Orbital |
| NSAID | Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug |
| RTP | Rapid Thermal Processing |
| ECAP | Equal Channel Angular Pressing |
| EBPR | Enhanced Biol. Phosphorus Removal |
| VWN | Vosko-Wilk-Nusair (model Potential In Quantum Calcns.) |
| NARA | United States National Archives And Records Administration |
| UA | Unequilibrated Aggregate (interplanetary Dust Particle) |