| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMU | WOCE Data Management Unit (USA) (now Part Of DIU) |
| FFM | Finite Field Method (in Mol. Polarizabilities Calcns.) |
| STXM | Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscope |
| SPDES | New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| TAG | Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse |
| SCC | Self-consistent Collective Coordinate (in Reactive Collisions) |
| EDW | Exponential Distorted Wave Approximation |
| EDRS | Enforcement Document Retrieval System |
| BVC | British Veterinary Codex |
| BSE | Backscattering Electrons |