| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMC | Small Magellanic Cloud |
| CMX(2) | Second-order Connected Moments Expansion (method For Calcg. Correlation Energies Of Mols.) |
| GAR | Grain Aspect Ratio |
| IAPSO | International Association For The Physical Sciences Of The Ocean (ICSU) |
| ESI | Ease-of-separation Index |
| LTCC | Low-temperature Co-fired Ceramic |
| BPJ | Best Professional Judgement |
| BK-DOK | Berufkrankeit Dokumentation (German Occupational Disease Documentation) |
| BOSEX | Baltic Open Sea Experiment |
| FEFF | Free Energy Force Field |