| Acronym | Meaning |
| BA | Best Atom (basis Set) |
| ARM | Agricultural Runoff Model |
| FD | Forced Draft |
| SPFS | Surface Plasmon Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| MMA | Methyl Methacrylate |
| MS X(ALPHA) | Multiple-scattering X(alpha) Exchange Method |
| MASTER | Method Of Adhesion By Spin-on-dielectric Temperature Enhanced Reflow |
| CCLRC | Council For The Central Laboratory Of The Research Councils |
| CCPA | Cellular Coherent-potential Approximation (for Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| GRIN | Graded Index |