| Acronym | Meaning |
| ANWR | Artic National Wildlife Refuge |
| MWFA | Metalworking Fluids Containing Amines |
| RGA | Residual Gas Analysis |
| AOA | Angle Of Attack [propulsion] |
| HFO | Hartree-Fock Orbital |
| TOSS | Total Suppression Of Sidebands |
| PABA | P-aminobenzoic Acid |
| ORD BBS | ORD Electronic Bulletin Board System |
| INPADOC | International Patent Documentation Center |
| CSF | Configuration Spin Function (a Wave Function) |