| Acronym | Meaning |
| HVPE | Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy |
| GPT | Generalized Pseudopotential Theory |
| BODC | British Oceanographic Data Center |
| ISC | Short-circuit Current |
| CSVC | Computer System Validation Committee |
| SFRS | Spin-flip Raman Scattering |
| IER | Ion Exchange Resin |
| AMS | Alpha Methyl Styrene |
| KPLS | Kernel Partial Least Squares |
| CMS | Compact Muon Solenoid |