AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
AI	Artificial Intelligence
ALD	Atomic Layer Deposition
BAT	Best Available Techniques
BREF	Best Available Techniques Reference Document
CAPEX	Capital Expenditure
CEN	European Committee for Standardization
CO2e	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
CTE	Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
DFT	Density Functional Theory
DPP	Digital Product Passport
DRS	Deposit Return Scheme
EPR	Extended Producer Responsibility
ESPR	Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
EU	European Union
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FBG	Fibre Bragg Grating
FEVE	European Container Glass Federation
FTIR	Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
GMP	Good Manufacturing Practice
GWP	Global Warming Potential
HPFS	High-Purity Fused Silica
HTOL	High-Temperature Operating Life
ICP-MS	Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
ICG	International Commission on Glass
IR	Infrared
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
LCA	Life Cycle Assessment
LAS	Lithium Aluminosilicate
MEMS	Micro-Electro-Mechanical System
MOEMS	Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical System
NNPB	Narrow-Neck Press-and-Blow
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
PPWD	Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
PPWR	Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (proposal)
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PV	Photovoltaic
REACH	Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
RF	Radio Frequency
RoHS	Restriction of Hazardous Substances
SDGs	Sustainable Development Goals
SPI	Sustainable Products Initiative
TGV	Through-Glass Via
ToF-SIMS	Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
TOC	Total Organic Carbon
UN	United Nations
USP	United States Pharmacopeia
UV	Ultraviolet
XPS	X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy