| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPROM | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| NDDO | Neglect Of Diatomic Differential Overlap |
| BOSS | Bistable Optically Controlled Semiconductor Switch |
| COHSEX | Coulomb-hole (plus) Screened-exchange (approxn. In Band-structure Calcns.) |
| BF | Bright Field |
| CMS | Complete Model Space (in Many-body Calcns.) |
| SETOC | International Sediment Exchange For Tests On Organic Contaminants |
| PXRD | Powder X-ray Diffraction |
| ADSA | Axisymmetric Drop-shape Analysis |
| VNTR | Variable No. Of Tandem Repeat |