| Acronym | Meaning |
| NLO | Nonlinear Optical |
| WAP | Waste Analysis Plan |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| BGK | Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (kinetic-theory Model For Reactive Collisions) |
| MLCFA | Maximum Likelihood Common Factor Analysis |
| FRAM | Fine Resolution Antarctic Model |
| BZ | 3-quinuclidinyl Benzilate (chemical Warfare Agent) |
| WWAP | World Water Assessment Programme |
| MOCE | Marine Optical Characterization Experiment |
| QMOM | Quadrature Method Of Moments |