| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCI | Science Citation Index |
| SC-SEA | Single-channel Static-exchange Approximation |
| HFD | Hartree-Fock-dispersion (type Of Intermol. Potential) |
| PIM | Powder Injection Molding |
| ARMA | Autoregressive-moving Average Stochastic Model |
| IIASA | International Institute Of Applied Systems Analysis (near Vienna |
| STEAMER | Slow Turning Echo Amplitude Modulation And Echo Reduction |
| MCP | Model Core Potential |
| PHFS | Perturbative Hartree-Fock-Slater |
| SNAP | Soluble NSF Attachment Protein |