| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIMD | Single-instruction Multiple-data |
| SSGF | Self-consistent Surface Green Function |
| WET | Waste Extraction Test |
| FFM | Finite Field Method (in Mol. Polarizabilities Calcns.) |
| MUDPIT | Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology |
| FRDM | Finite-Range Droplet Model |
| MOV | Metal-Oxide Varistor |
| XBIS | X-ray Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| SDD | Silicon Drift Detector |
| IUGG | International Union Of Geodesy And Geophysics |