| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAD | Failure Assessment Diagram |
| TRI | Toxic Release Inventory |
| MDCB | Methods And Data Comparability Board |
| CISDTQ | Configuration Interaction With Single |
| ICPIC | International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse |
| RDF | Restricted Dirac-Fock (quantum Calcn. Method) |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |
| CCCO | Committee On Climatic Changes And The Ocean (of IOC And SCOR) |
| ICD | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
| NGPSA | Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act |