| Acronym | Meaning |
| APECED | Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal Dystrophy |
| BMS | Buried Metallic Sulfide |
| CAWAI | Commission On Atomic Weights And Isotope Abundances |
| ASQ | Axle Shaft Quality |
| TOGA | Tropical Oceans And Global Atmosphere |
| IBS | Ion Beam Sputtering |
| GO | Gas Oil |
| FP-LMTO | Full-potential Linear Combination Of Muffin-tin Orbitals |
| BBO | Bonding Bond Orbital |
| ICM | Institute For Crisis Management |