| Acronym | Meaning |
| IUVSTA | International Union Of Vacuum Science |
| OBK3 | Third-order Oppenheimer-Brinkman-Kramers |
| MCLED | Microcavity Light-emitting Diode |
| ICD | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
| EFISPS | Electric Field Induced Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy |
| NMMAPS II | The National Morbidity |
| PTMT | Poly (tetramethylene Terephthalate) |
| FIMS | Fine-split IR Multispectral Scanner (for Remote Sensing) |
| LIF | Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| OMHCE | Organic Material Hydrocarbon Equivalent |