| Acronym | Meaning |
| XMCD | X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism |
| IIA | Information Industry Association |
| FIAM | Free Ion Activity Model |
| BPC | British Pharmaceutical Codex |
| ARDRA | Amplified RDNA Restriction Analysis |
| SDW | Spin Density Wave |
| TRS | Total Reduced Sulfur |
| VHDL | Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data Information System |
| DIPPR | Design Institute For Physical Property Data |