| Acronym | Meaning |
| CVL | Copper Vapor Laser |
| AEES | Auger Electron Emission Spectroscopy |
| MIC | Minimal Inhibitory Concentration |
| MRL | Maximum Residue Limit |
| RDF | Restricted Dirac-Fock (quantum Calcn. Method) |
| CIBO | Council Of Industrial Boiler Owners |
| HEV | Hybrid Electric Vehicle |
| FISP | Fast Imaging With Steady-state Precession |
| VUV | Vacuum Ultraviolet |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame (DNA Sequence) |