| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMM | Scanning Magnetic Microscopy |
| FAD | Failure Assessment Diagram |
| PSA | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive |
| MSSA | Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus |
| PENIS | Proton-enhanced Nuclear Induction Spectroscopy |
| MESP | Molecular Electrostatic Potential |
| CMB | Cosmic Microwave Background |
| CNDO/OPTIC | CI Method For Elec. Transition Moments Of The Optical Transition Of Large Mols. Based On CNDO/S Parametrization |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| FECO | Fringes Of Equal Chromatic Order |