| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMDF | Fixed Mirror Distributed Focus (solar Concentrator) |
| ARC | Antireflection Coating |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corporation |
| BK | Brinkman-Kramers (approxn. In Ion-mol. Collision Quantum Calcn.) |
| CIBS | Corrections To An Incomplete Basis Set (a Perturbation Theory) |
| CHEM | Chemical Collection Database (accessible Through OLS) |
| BLV | Bovine Leukemia Virus |
| GIPT | Granular Injection Paint Technology |
| IUGS | International Union Of Geological Sciences |
| LPE | Liquid-phase Epitaxy |