| Acronym | Meaning |
| OIC | Optical Interface Coupler |
| SANS | Small-angle Neutron Scattering |
| SET | Single Electron Tunneling |
| IPVD | Ionized Physical Vapor Deposition |
| ICBO | International Conference Of Building Officials |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| OMEGA | Method In Molecular Orbital Calculations |
| UDF | Unrestricted Dirac-Fock |
| SPA | Self-consistent Phonon Approximation |
| SUPER | Subarctic Pacific Ecosystem Research Program |