| Acronym | Meaning |
| MINDO | Modified Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| PNC | Parity Nonconservation |
| IGAIM | Individual Gages (for) Atoms In Molecules |
| EIE | Easily Ionized Element |
| GSR | Gunshot Residue |
| DAHS | Data Acquisition And Handling System |
| CPLD | Complex Programmable Logic Device |
| LVBS | Linear Variational Basis Set (formalism In Calcns. On Scattering) |
| LFG | Landfill Gas |
| SAXS | Small Angle X-ray Scattering |