| Acronym | Meaning |
| APPH | Auger Peak To Peak Height |
| CATS | Corrective Action Tracking System |
| BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| CDFT | Chemical-density-functional Theory |
| CMV | Cucumber Mosaic Virus |
| BGK | Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (kinetic-theory Model For Reactive Collisions) |
| NRO | Natural Reaction Orbital |
| EPACML | Environmental Protection Agency's Composite Landfill Model |
| AIF | Apoptosis-inducing Factor |
| VSSP | Viscous Suspension Spinning Process |