| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERPA | Extended Random Phase Approximation |
| GLAST | Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope |
| GIWA | Global International Waters Assessment |
| ALAP | As Low As Practical |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System (IOC) |
| CCFET | Capacitively Controlled Field Effect Transistor |
| CETP | Channel Equiv. Of A Theor. Plate |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |
| BAW | Bond-order Alternation Wave (mol. Orbital) |
| SCASA | Semiclassical Approxn. Separated Atom |