| Acronym | Meaning |
| NERC | North American Electric Reliability Council |
| IRMM | Institute For Reference Materials And Measurements |
| PSFT | Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform |
| GPSC | Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter |
| GGC | Generalized Gradient-corrected (density-functional) |
| FAMOUS | French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study |
| SDA | Structure-directing Agent |
| EPA | Extended Pair Approxn. (in Elec. Cond. Calcn.) |
| ESAD | Electron-stimulated Associative Desorption |
| GMI | Giant Magnetoimpedance |