| Acronym | Meaning |
| UVBIS | Ultraviolet Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| VO/CI | Virtual Orbital/configuration Interaction |
| AMCOR | Atlantic Margin Coring Project |
| LWC | Light-weight Coated (paper) |
| SCEPM | Self-consistent Empirical Pseudopotential Method |
| HAL | Health Advisory Level |
| FRTP | Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic |
| DZHD | Double-zeta Huzinaga-Dunning (wave Functions) |
| ATAS | Advance Technology Alert System |
| GVFF | Generalized Valence Force Field |