| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAZ | Protective Action Zone |
| PZT | Lead Zirconate Titanate |
| UPS | UV Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| CINDORU | Cluster INDO Restricted-unrestricted |
| LPUMP | L-fold (spin) Projected Unrestricted Moeller-Plesset |
| CDIF | Component Development And Integration Facility (MHD Channel Generator Plant |
| SOM | Self-organizing Map |
| J(Z)CCS | J(z) Conserving Centrifugal Sudden Approximation (in Molecular Collisions |
| EPOCA | Environmental Project On Central America |
| MAP | Modified Atmosphere Packaging |