| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELOG | Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth |
| FTP | US Federal Test Procedure (for Exhaust Catalysts) |
| GNOME | GNU Object Modeling Environment |
| AQDHS | Air Quality Data Handling System |
| STEL | Short Term Exposure Limit |
| EHB | Extended Hubbard (hamiltonian) |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center (Washington |
| NFE-TB | Nearly-free-electron Tight-bonding (for Electronic Structure) |
| IMA | Ion Microanalysis |
| DELCD | Dry Electrolytic Conductivty Detector |