| Acronym | Meaning |
| VRE | Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci |
| NCSCI | National Center For Standards And Certification Information |
| EFH | Extended Fenske-Hall (LCAO MO Method) |
| JSGA | Japanese Spaceguard Association |
| SONN | Self-organizing Neural Network |
| MAGE | Melanoma-associated Antigen-encoding Gene |
| PAM | Performance Assessment Methodology |
| QGLE | Quantum Generalized Langevin Equation |
| STEP | Solar Terrestrial Energy Program |
| HOE | Holographic Optical Element |