| Acronym | Meaning |
| UVP | Ultrasonic Vibration Potential |
| ADT | Air Dry Ton [of Cellulose Pulp] |
| DMU | WOCE Data Management Unit (USA) (now Part Of DIU) |
| ASHAA | Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act |
| XPM | Cross-phase Modulation |
| AMOS | Automated Meteorological Observing System |
| XAFS | X-ray Absorption Fine Structure |
| SCPF | Self-consistent Perturbation Field |
| MS-RC(XI) | Multiple Scattering Relativistic Correlated (calcn. Method) |
| GTO | Gaussian-type Orbital |