| Acronym | Meaning |
| NERVA | Nuclear Engine For Rocket Vehicle Application |
| LSM | Layered Synthetic Microstructure |
| UHF-CO | Unrestricted Hartree-Fock Crystal Orbital |
| SESAO | Semiempirical Scaled Atomic Orbital |
| SLC | SLAC Linear Collider |
| CARL | Colorado Association Of Research Libraries |
| GJIC | Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication |
| SW X(ALPHA) | Scattered Wave X(alpha) |
| BOFT | Bearing Oil Film Thickness |
| ECOP | Electron Correlation Polarization (potential) |