| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOCAB | South Coast Air Basin |
| SLAM | Scanning Laser Acoustic Microscopy |
| ASK | Amplitude Shift Keying |
| CHEF | Contour-clamped Homogeneous Field Electrophoresis |
| GOEZS | Global Ocean Euphotic Zone Study |
| HBT | Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor |
| QVB | Quasiempirical Valence Bond (method) |
| BHT | Butylated Hydroxytoluene |
| EFG | Electric Field Gradient |
| CENSA | Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association |