| Acronym | Meaning |
| VFD | Vacuum Fluorescent Display |
| CLRC | Central Laboratory Of The Research Councils |
| DIU | Data Information Unit (of WOCE Data System) |
| DRF | Direct Reaction Field (for Intermol. Interactions) |
| SMOGSTOP | Statistical Model Of Ground-level Short Term Ozone Pollution |
| CORMA | COmplete Relaxation Matrix Analysis |
| UDF | Unrestricted Dirac-Fock |
| CHF-PT-EB | Coupled Hartree-Fock-perturbation Theory-extended Basis |
| WWPLOT | Whisker Wall Porous Layer Open Tubular Column |
| TLPS | Transient Liquid Phase Sintering [adhesive] |