| Acronym | Meaning |
| CUS | Coordinatively Unsaturated Site |
| CAA | Computer Aided Analysis |
| CQED | Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics |
| LUST | Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
| ACCDPPA | Approx. Coupled Cluster With Double Excitations Polarization Propagator Approxn. |
| NOHSC | National Occupational Health And Safety Commission (Australia) |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| SCAQMD | South Coast Air Quality Management District |
| CONDO | Crystal Orbital Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |