| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCPA | Single-site Coherent-potential Approximation (for Electronic Structure Calcns.) |
| CBS-QCI | Complete Basis Set-quadratic Configuration Interaction |
| MSRI | Mass Spectroscopy Of Recoiled Ions |
| HKF | Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers (equation Of State) |
| HFET | Heterostructure Field Effect Transistor |
| SMIL | Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language |
| DBTS | Ductile-to-brittle Transition Strain |
| RCM | Rotated-coordinate Method |
| GIPOF | Graded-Index Plastic Optical Fiber |
| HPPLC | High-performance Precipitation Liquid Chromatography |