| Acronym | Meaning |
| PVA | Polyvinyl Alcohol |
| CFPP | Cold Filter Plugging Point |
| PDB | Peedee Belemnite |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission On Accreditation Of Healthcare Organizations |
| GCHAZ | Grain-coarsened Heat-affected Zone |
| PODS | Periodic Orbit Dividing Surfaces (in Potential Surface Calcn.) |
| VLSI | Very Large-scale Integration |
| ARE | Androgen-responsive Element |
| ERC | Emissions Reduction Credit |
| TTL | Transistor-transistor Logic |