| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFRICA | Asbestos Fiber Regular Informal Counting Arrangement |
| DFA | Discontinuous Flow Analysis |
| BODC | British Oceanographic Data Center |
| IPM | Independent Particle Model |
| EPEN | Empirical Potential (based On Interaction Of) Electrons (and) Nuclei |
| VA-LUMO | Vibrationally Active LUMO |
| PBA | Poly(butyl Acrylate) |
| CIVA | Charge-induced Voltage Alteration |
| ANRF | Area Normalization With Response Factors |
| AVDP | Analytic Velocity-dependent Potential (for Electron Scattering) |