| Acronym | Meaning |
| MC-SEA | Multichannel Static-exchange Approximation |
| SSGF | Self-consistent Surface Green Function |
| NDIR | Nondispersive Infrared Analysis |
| RBS | Ribosome Binding Site |
| BLIS | BACT/LAER Information System |
| RAPW | Relativistic Augmented Plane Wave |
| AEAPS | Auger-electron Appearance-potential Spectroscopy |
| GBT | Generalized Brillouin Theorem |
| PEK | Poly(ether Ketone) |
| SRO | Short Range Order |