| Acronym | Meaning |
| HELP | Heuristic Evolving Latent Projection |
| FMAP | Fano-Macek Alignment Parameter (in Electron-impact Excitation Of Ions) |
| FIMS | Fine-split IR Multispectral Scanner (for Remote Sensing) |
| CSA | Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
| TMV | Tobacco Mosaic Virus |
| VEDW IOS | Vibrational Exponential-distorted-wave Infinite-order-sudden (method For Inelastic Mol. Collisions Calcn.) |
| AAW | Air Acetylene Welding |
| BET | Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (isotherm Equation) |
| ICES | International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea |
| PCL | Phase Conjugate Laser |