| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| CERL | Construction Engineering & Research Laboratory |
| CERL | Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (US Army) |
| CERL | Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (University of Pennsylvania) |
| CERL | Central Electricity Research Laboratories (Leatherhead, Surrey) |
| CERL | Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory (CANMET) |
| CERL | Computer-based Education Research Laboratory |
| CERL | Computational Electromagnetics Research Laboratory (University of Victoria, Canada) |
| CERL | Civil Engineering Research Laboratory |
| CERL | Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory |
| CERL | Canadian Elections Resource Library (Canada) |
| CERL | Chief Electrician Radio Land Operator (US Navy rank) |
| CERL | Cognitive Ergonomics Research Laboratory (University of Calgary; Canada) |
| CERL | Combustion and Engine Research Laboratory |