| Acronym | Meaning |
| APGF | Antisymmetrical Product Of Group Functions (a Wave Function) |
| LCHOP | Linear Combination (of) Harmonic Oscillator Products |
| MGVB | Modified Generalized Valence Bond |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group On International Agricultural Research |
| TE | Thermionic Emission |
| CLAMP | Center For Laser Aided Materials Processing |
| LCR | Locus Control Region |
| MVA | Muellverbrennungsanlage (German) Waste Incineration Plant |
| GHF | Generalized Hellmann-Feynman (theorem) |
| IBIL | Ion Beam Induced Luminescence |