| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAD | Pulsed Amperometric Detection |
| IAVI | International AIDS Vaccine Initiative |
| ASCA | Automatic Subject Citation Alert |
| NL-SCF | Nonlocal (density Functional)-self-consistent Field |
| SMA | Shape Memory Alloy |
| NIEM | Noniterative Integral Equation Method |
| VLSI | Very Large-scale Integration |
| BGA | Bundesgesundheitamt (German Health Ministry) |
| CCDW | Coupled-channel Distorted-wave (quantum Method) |
| NPDWR | National Primary Drinking Water Regulations |