| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAFM | Scanning Acoustic Force Microscopy |
| CIHT | Configuration-interaction Hylleraas-type (wave Function) |
| GEASIC | Gradient-expansion Approxn. Self-interaction Correction (functional |
| ESIS | European Structural Integrity Society |
| INRS | Institut National De Recherche Et De Securite (Paris |
| WVTR | Water Vapor Transmission Rate |
| LOM | Laminated Object Manufacturing |
| GBM | Glioblastoma Multiforme |
| AWM | Average Wave Function Method (in Calcns. On Scattering) |
| CIT | California Institute Of Technology |