| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCT | Optimized Cluster Theory |
| FOREGS | Forum Of European Geological Surveys |
| MSIP | Magnetron Sputtering Ion Plating |
| EEF GTO | Electric Field Gradient Gaussian-type Orbital |
| PAPVD | Plasma-assisted Physical Vapor Deposition |
| IRM | Isothermal Remanent Magnetization |
| ARIES | Angle Resolved Ion Electron Spectroscopy |
| MIKE | Mass-analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy (spectrometry) |
| IABO | International Association Of Biological Oceanography (ICSU) |
| LARIS | Laser Ablation And Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy |