| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAFARI | Southern African Regional Science Initiative |
| FTEMIRS | Fourier Transform Electrochem. Modulated IR Spectroscopy |
| BOTDR | Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| BKCM | Burkhardt-Konya-Coulson-March (for Electron Momentum Densities) |
| EFP | Explosively Formed Projectile |
| HAFID | Hydrogen Atmosphere Flame Ionization Detector |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| WSM | Watershed Model |
| TSDRF | Treatment, Storage, Disposal, And Recycling Facilities |
| CCWP | Close-coupling Wave-packet (for Mol. Scattering) |