AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
ALD	Atomic Layer Deposition
APD	Avalanche PhotoDiode
ARC	AntiReflection Coatings
BSI	BackSide Illumination
CCD	Charge Coupled Detector
CGM	CircumGalactic Medium
CIC	Clock Induced Charge
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CTIA	Capacitive TransImpedance Amplifier
CV	Capacitance-Voltage
EMCCD	Electron Multiplying CCD
GALEX	GALaxy Evolution eXplorer
HST	Hubble Space Telescope
HVPE	Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy
IGM	InterGalactic Medium
MBE	Molecular Beam Epitaxy
MCP	MicroChannel Plate
MDF	Metal Dielectric Filter
MOCVD	Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
MOS	Metal Oxide Semiconductor
NMOS	N-type Metal Oxide Semiconductor
PECVD	Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
PMOS	P-type Metal Oxide Semiconductor
PMT	PhotoMultiplier Tube
QE	Quantum Efficiency
QEH	QE Hysteresis
RMD	Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.
ROIC	Read Out Integrated Circuit
VLSI	Very-large-scale Integration
WF/PC	Wide Field/Planetary Camera