| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOM | Transition Operator Method |
| MIG | Metal Inert Gas (welding) |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organization |
| SABER | Sounding Of The Atmosphere Using Broadband Emission Radiometry |
| TERRACE | Terrestrial Runoff Modeling For Risk Assessment Of Chem. Exposure |
| FMO | Floating Molecular Orbital |
| SPA | Self-consistent Phonon Approximation |
| ULTRA | Underground Leak Transport Assessment Model |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| JIPID | Japanese International Protein Information Databank |