| Acronym | Meaning |
| OLPA | Orbital Local Plasma Approxn. (in Stopping Power Calcn. For Ions By Films) |
| QSR | Quality Status Report (of North Sea Task Force) |
| SA-LCAO | Symmetry-adapted Linear Combination Of Atomic Orbitals |
| PDS | Piecewise Direct Standardization |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| ILD | Interlayer Dielectric |
| LOH | Loss Of Heterozygosity |
| BS | Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| BEBC | Big European Bubble Chamber |
| AVP | Arginine Vasopressin |