| Acronym | Meaning |
| OVC | Optimized Valence Configuration |
| GCMC | Grand Canonical Monte Carlo |
| LIGO | Laser-interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory |
| WFA | Window Factor Analysis |
| EVD | Electrochem. Vapor Deposition |
| CAI | Computer Aided Instruction |
| LITGS | Laser Induced Thermal Grating Spectroscopy |
| QPM | Quantum Poincare Map |
| OSW | US Office Of Saline Water |
| AACC | American Association Of Cereal Chemists |