| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISSC | International Subcommission On Stratigraphic Classification |
| FPPC | Float Program Planning Committee |
| CPBA | Coulomb-projected Born Approximation |
| TRD | Transition Radiation Detector |
| ADWIOS | Adiabatic Distorted Wave Infinite Order Sudden |
| FKBP | FK506 Binding Protein |
| VREF | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Faecium |
| CNP | C-type Natriuretic Peptide |
| SHRP | Strategic Highway Research Program |
| DEMS | Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry |