| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIXRD | Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction |
| SSMBE | Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| DWB2 | Second-order Distorted-wave Born |
| SNDA | Supplemental New Drug Application |
| SDGUGA | Shape-driven Graphical Unitary Group Approach |
| MVC | Mechanical Vapor Compression |
| ISAST | Irreversible Sorption Affected Solute Transport [model] |
| MMA | Manual Metal Arc Welding |
| GDR | Giant Dipole Resonance |
| OPAL | Omni-Purpose Apparatus At LEP |