| Acronym | Meaning |
| TPU | Thermoplastic Polyurethane |
| GNOME | GNU Object Modeling Environment |
| ESRF | European Synchrotron Radiation Facility |
| MMR | Mismatch Repair |
| SCAQMD | South Coast Air Quality Management District |
| VZV | Varicella-zoster Virus |
| CHESS | Community Health And Environmental Surveillance System |
| CDAA | Choline-deficient L-amino Acid Defined Diet |
| ASHRAE | American Society Of Heating |
| TCDW1 | Target Continuum Distorted-wave 1st-order (for At. Collisions) |