AMS		American Mathematical Society

APL		Applied Physics Laboratory

ARPA		Advanced Research Projects Agency

BEA		Bureau of Economic Analysis

BLS		Bureau of Labor Statistics

BRDPI		biomedical research and development price index

CAD/CAM		computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing

CCSSO		Council of Chief State School Officers

CFC		chlorofluorocarbon

CRADA		cooperative research and development agreement

DOC		Department of Commerce

DOD		Department of Defense

DOE		Department of Energy

EAE		emerging Asian economy

EC		European Community

EPA		Environmental Protection Agency

EPO		European Patent Office

FCCSET		Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology

FFRDC		federally funded research and  development center

FTE		full-time equivalent

FTTA		Federal Technology Transfer Act

FY		fiscal year

GDP		gross domestic product

GPA		grade point average

GSP		gross state product 

GSS		General Social Survey

GUF		general university funds

HHS		Department of Health and Human Services

IAEP		International Assessment of Educational Progress

IR&D		independent research and development

ISIC		International Standard Industrial Classification

JRV		joint research and development venture

LSAY		Longitudinal Study of American Youth

MER		market exchange rate

NAEP		National Assessment of Educational Progress

NASA		National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCRA		National Cooperative Research Act of 1984

NCTM		National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

NCTTA		National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act

NELS:88		National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988

NIE		newly industrialized economy

NIH		National Institutes of Health

NIST		National Institute for Standards and Technology

NS&E		natural science and engineering

NSF		National Science Foundation

NSTC		National Science and Technology Council

OECD		Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OES		Occupational Employment Statistics

PC		personal computer

PCAST		President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology

PECC		Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

P.L.		public law

PPP		purchasing power parity

R&D		research and development

R&E		research and experimentation

RA		research assistantship

RDNA		recombinant DNA

RDT&E		research, development, test, and evaluation

S&E		science and engineering

S&T		science and technology

SAT		Scholastic Aptitude Test

SBA		Small Business Administration

SBIR		Small Business Innovation Research

SDR		Survey of Doctorate Recipients

SIMS		Second International Mathematics Study

SIR		statutory invention registration

SISS		Second International Science Study

SME		science, mathematics, and engineering

TA		teaching assistantship

TRP		Technology Reinvestment Program

UIRC		university-industry research center

UNESCO		United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

USDA		Department of Agriculture

WPIL		World Patent Index Latest