| Acronym | Meaning |
| EBW | Electron Beam Welding |
| IAHR | International Association For Hydraulic Research |
| TIW | Time-independent Wave Packet |
| MPY | Miles Per Year |
| SLF | Slater-Laguerre (hydrogenic-type Wave) Function |
| STOCSY | Statistical Total Correlation Spectroscopy |
| OPTS | Office Of Pesticides And Toxic Substances (USEPA) |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System (IOC) |
| CHERS | Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy |
| POF | Polymer Optical Fiber |