| Acronym | Meaning |
| AICS | Australian Inventory Of Chemical Substances |
| NFOM | Near-field Optical Microscopy |
| RPD | Retarding Potential Difference |
| FBG | Fiber Bragg Grating |
| IGCP | International Geological Correlation Program |
| XRS | X-Ray Spectroscopy |
| TBC | Two-beam Coupling |
| LCCW | Linear Combination Of Configurational Wave Functions |
| SRCD | Synchrotron Radiation Circular Dichroism |
| CARS | Corrective Action Reporting System (now Known As RCRIS) |