| Acronym | Meaning |
| APYS | Auger-electron Partial Yield Spectroscopy |
| CVP | Colloidal Vibration Potential |
| SAIM | Scaled Atoms-in-molecules |
| GSJ | Geological Survey Of Japan |
| DHP | Diheptyl Phthalate |
| CHAMPP | Computer Hardware |
| ERS | External Reflection Spectroscopy |
| BPV | Bovine Papillomavirus |
| AISI | American Iron And Steel Institute |
| FACS | Fluorescence Atom-coincidence Spectroscopy |