| Acronym | Meaning |
| SC-1 | Standard Clean Solution #1 |
| POC | Point Of Compliance |
| FCM | Finite-cluster Model (for Calcns. On Electromigration) |
| BMD | Born-Mayer (plus) Dispersion (potential Function) |
| SRAM | Static Random Access Memory |
| TBBA | Tightly-bound-on-the-bond Approxn. (band Structure Crystal) |
| SBE | Single Base Extension |
| MS | Mass Spectrometer |
| VGO | Virgin Gas Oil |
| WECC | Western European Calibration Cooperation |