| Acronym | Meaning |
| QRF | Quadratic Response Function (a Quantum Propagator) |
| DF | Density Functional Formalism |
| RIS | Radiation-induced Segregation |
| PE | Performance Evaluation |
| ECCF | Exchange Correlated Crystal Field |
| ABA | Abscisic Acid |
| IBS | Ion Beam Sputtering |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard |
| EDB | Ethylene Dibromide |
| CEMC | Canonical Ensemble Monte Carlo |