| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABS | Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (anionic Surfactants) |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (UK) |
| BEBC | Big European Bubble Chamber |
| COSMIC | Computer Oriented Structure Models From Inadequate Derived Coupling Data |
| AMI | Active Microwave Instrument |
| MSPO | Method Of Successive P |
| PZT | Piezoelectric Transducer |
| SWVP | Scattered Wave Variational Principle |
| VCCPB | Variable-charge Coulomb-projected Born (approxn. For Electron-atom Scattering) |
| SED | Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display |