| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARC | Antireflection Coating |
| OIRM | Office Of Information Resources Management |
| CREATIS | Center For Research And Applications In Image And Signal Processing |
| RTPM | Radical Triplet Pair Mechanism |
| BWR | Boiling Water Reactor |
| AAAS | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| IGES | Institute Of Global Environment And Society |
| ASTHO | Association Of State And Territorial Health Officers |
| GTP | Group-transfer Polymerization |
| SES | Surface Electronic State |