| Acronym | Meaning |
| OVFF | Orbital Valence Force Field |
| ASM | Activated-sludge Model |
| CHA | Concept Hazard Analysis |
| SIAM | Society For Industrial And Applied Mathematics |
| SPI | Society For The Plastics Industry |
| CBM | Constant Boiling Mixture |
| AACR | American Association For Cancer Research |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (USA Navy) |
| SMS | Single Molecule Spectroscopy |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |