| Acronym | Meaning |
| SODW | Second-order Distorted Wave (in Electron-atom Scattering) |
| CVA | Characteristic Vector Analysis |
| CK1 | Casein Kinase 1 |
| TRAIL | Tumor Necrosis Factor Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand |
| INDO/CS | INDO/conformation Spectra |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| FTHF | Finite-temperature Hartree-Fock |
| SOLSE | Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment |
| F/M | Food To Microorganism Ratio |
| PIA | Peaking Impulse Approxn. (for Electron-exchange Collisions) |