| Acronym | Meaning |
| SMF | Standard Monitoring Framework |
| ODT | Order-disorder Transition |
| TOSS | Total Suppression Of Sidebands |
| NTS | Nevada Test Site |
| RCM | Ring-closing Metathesis |
| OCD | Offshore And Coastal Dispersion (modeling Of Air Quality) |
| GDC | Glow Discharge Cleaning |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organization |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| SMCL | Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level |