| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMD | Single-molecule Detection |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| DRIPSS | Drinking Water Information Processing Support System |
| ICOM | International Congress On Membranes |
| ISRM | International Society For Rock Mechanics |
| MCSTEP | Multiconfigurational Spin-tensor Electron Propagator |
| CARTS | Critical Actions Requirements Tracking System |
| GTP | Guanosine 5'-triphosphate |
| PERV | Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |