| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| CS | Centrifugal Sudden (approximation) |
| ITAM | Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motif |
| AATCC | American Association Of Textile Chemists And Colorists |
| NLSLE | Nonlinear Schroedinger-Langevin Equation |
| CLP | Cecal Ligation And Puncture |
| UASB | Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket |
| CERES | Cloud And The Earth's Radiant Energy System |
| INDO/S | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap Screened Approxn. |