| Acronym | Meaning |
| APNO | Atomic Pair Natural Orbital |
| NCTTA | National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act |
| BESOI | Bonded And Etched-back Silicon-on-insulator |
| QCISDT | Quadratic CI (with) Single (and) Double (and) Triple (excitations) |
| HCS | High Content Screening |
| RNAI | RNA Interference |
| SPF | Sun Protection Factor |
| TPOT | Two-parameter Omega Technique |
| AMS | AIRS Area/Mobile Source Subsystem (subsystem Of AIRS) |
| LID | Lased Induced Desorption |