| Acronym | Meaning |
| UFF | Universal Force Field |
| IMXA | Ion Microprobe X-ray Analysis |
| WINS | Well Impactor Ninety-Six |
| PREELS | Position-resolved Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| ODAS | Ocean Data Acquisition System |
| RFA | Retarding Field Analyzer |
| SOC | Semivolatile Organic Compound |
| LPAS | Long Pathlength Absorbance Spectroscopy |
| KCS | K-matrix Centrifugal Sudden (in Mol.-scattering Theory) |
| BEM | Boundary Element Method |