| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSM | Multiple-scattering Model |
| PSG | Phosphosilicate Glass |
| TCS | Target Current Spectroscopy |
| RMP2 | Restricted Moeller-Plesset Second-order (perturbation Theory) |
| KKR-GF | Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker-Green Function |
| GATE | GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment |
| FOLED | Flexible Organic Light-emitting Device |
| XSW | X-ray Standing Wave |
| PTP | Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |
| EBOM | Effective Bond-orbital Method |