| Acronym | Meaning |
| DME | Dielectric Midgap Energy (model) |
| IAVI | International AIDS Vaccine Initiative |
| ICGCC | Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Plant |
| VIMOS | VIsible MultiObject Spectrograph |
| ABXP | Ab Initio Dv-x.alpha. Point Charge Approxn. (in Solid Surface Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| UCS | Unconfined Compressive Strength |
| L-CPMET | Linearized Coupled-pair Many-electron Theory |
| SAAO | Symmetry-adapted Atomic Orbital |
| BELLE | Biological Effects Of Low Level Exposures |
| SAFETI | Software For The Assessment Of Fire |