| Acronym | Meaning |
| JAERI | Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute |
| GDP | Guanosine 5'-diphosphate |
| JESSI | Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative |
| FMTBA | Fitted Modified Tight-binding Approxn. |
| MBMS | Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry |
| GLWQA | Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
| AIS | Acoustic Imaging System |
| MMS | Molecular Modulation Spectroscopy |
| CESE | Complex Eigenvalue Shroedinger Equation |
| ICOLC | International Coalition Of Library Consortia |