| Acronym | Meaning |
| VETESS | Vehicle Transient Emissions Simulation Software |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| AVE | All Valence Electron |
| APES | Adiabatic Potential Energy Surface |
| ESCA | Electron Spectroscopy For Chemical Analysis |
| IIASA | International Institute Of Applied Systems Analysis (near Vienna |
| IPS | Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy |
| HQE | Hemiquantal Equations |
| AFEAS | Alternative Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| DFA | Dual Fouling Apparatus |