| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBSP | Electron Backscattering Pattern |
| NWWA | Northwest Water Authority (UK) |
| TVS | Total Volatile Solids |
| MIPS | Million Instructions Per Second |
| NAA | Nonattainment Area |
| SRTC | Savannah River Technology Center |
| TFC | Thin Film Composite Membrane |
| ARM | Area Radiation Monitoring |
| ESIMS | Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| CSF | Configuration Spin Function (a Wave Function) |