| Acronym | Meaning |
| STAT | Slotted Tube Atom Trap |
| TOF | Turnover Frequency |
| SCCWRP | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
| VNTR | Variable No. Of Tandem Repeat |
| MOFT | Minimum Oil Film Thickness |
| CAST | Council For Agricultural Science And Technology |
| SIC | Self-interaction Correction (in Exchange-energy Calcns.) |
| LIPS | Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy |
| EPCIA | Evolving Principal Component Innovation Analysis |
| BDT | Best Demonstrated Technology |