| Acronym | Meaning |
| SWA | Slow-wave Activity |
| SEAM | Scanning Electron Acoustic Microscopy |
| UVBIS | Ultraviolet Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| UCCSD | (spin) Unrestricted CCSD |
| GPT | Generalized Pseudopotential Theory |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| ESW | Equivalent Slab Waveguide |
| ADAM | Average Depleted Antarctic Meltwater |
| PLED | Polymer Light Emitting Diode |
| TDC | Top Dead Center |