| Acronym | Meaning |
| NLP | Nonlinear Programming |
| HCSEL | Horizontal Cavity Surface Emitting Laser |
| FMF | Frozen Molecular Fragment (method In Calcn. Of Intermol. Potentials And Charge Distributions) |
| NIXSW | Normal Incidence X-ray Standing Wave |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| ECM | Embedded Cluster Method (in Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| AMTEC | Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter |
| ARROW | Anti-resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguide |
| ELCD | Electrolytic Conductivity Detection |
| CHEF | Contour-clamped Homogeneous Field Electrophoresis |