| Acronym | Meaning |
| CANDA | Computer Aided New Drug Application |
| LTAVD | Low Temperature Arc Vapor Deposition |
| HBV | Hartree-Bogolyubov-Valatin (theory In Calcn. Of Wave Functions) |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Elastomer |
| ARROW | Anti-resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguide |
| GLC | Ground Level Concentration |
| NIGET | Neutron-induced Gamma-ray Emission Tomography |
| ALS | Autonomous Listening Station |
| OR | Odds Ratio |