| Acronym | Meaning |
| AICR | American Institute For Cancer Research |
| AHAM | American Household Appliance Manufacturers |
| ARSPIPES | Angle Resolved Spin Polarised Inverse Photo Emission Spectroscopy |
| BFT | Bonded Function Theory |
| QAT | Quality Assurance Technical Materials |
| OCLC | Online Computer Library Center |
| CBO | Coulomb Born Oppenheimer |
| EDNAP | European DNA Profiling |
| CMF | Crossflow Microfiltration |
| MIRO | Mineral Industry Research Organization (UK) |