| Acronym | Meaning |
| CS | Coupled-states (or Centrifugal Sudden) Approximation |
| LBSF | Local Back Surface Field (solar Cells) |
| SPINOE | Spin Polarization-induced Nuclear Overhauser Effect |
| CINO | Configuration Interaction Natural Orbital |
| GRD | Growth Rate Dispersion [crystallization] |
| MMSE | Minimum Mean Square Error |
| EAAS | Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| EFPI | Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometer Sensor |
| SLAMS | State And Local Air Monitoring System |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Authority (Australia) |