| Acronym | Meaning |
| OASLM | Optically Addressed Spatial Light Modulator |
| UKAS | United Kingdom Accreditation Service |
| ECAFM | Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy |
| LCS | Laboratory Control Samples |
| CD | Centrifugal Decoupling Approximation (for Atom-mol.scattering) |
| UNITAR | United Nations Institute For Training And Research |
| DWBE | Distorted-wave Born (approxn. With) Exchange |
| DIDA | Direct Isotope Dilution Analysis |
| FPPC | Float Program Planning Committee |
| WIG | W-inert Gas Welding |