| Acronym | Meaning |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| QSM | Quantum Statistical Mechanics |
| BQMCT | Basis Quantum Monte-Carlo Theory (for Many Electron Systems) |
| FCI | Full Configuration Interaction |
| NCEP | National Cholesterol Education Program |
| COLD | Computer Output To Laser Disk |
| PPV | Poly(p-phenylene Vinylene) |
| CSAMT | Controlled-source Audio-magnetotelluric Technique |
| LMHEMT | Lattice Matched High Electron Mobility Transistor |
| BLE | Bombardment-induced Light Emission |