| Acronym | Meaning |
| TDSHF | Time-dependent Screened Hartree-Fock |
| SEMPI | Singly Excited Modified Perturbation Theory |
| EMT | Effective-medium Theory (of Bonding In Metallic Systems) |
| QBM | Quantal Brownian Motion (model) |
| RPL | Radio Photoluminescence |
| 2MASS | Two Micron All-Sky Survey |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| MSP | Macrophage Stimulating Protein |
| CCSEM | Computer-controlled Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| HMPGI | Hybrid Multiple-prism Grazing-incidence |