| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGMA | American Gear Manufacturers Association |
| SCLM | Scanning Confocal Laser Microscopy |
| NESHAPS | National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| GDC | Global Drifter Center (of WOCE Data System) |
| IPA | International Pharmaceutical Abstracts |
| NASP | National Aerospace Plane |
| SHED | Sealed Housing For Evaporative Detn. |
| NREP | National Registry Of Environmental Professionals |
| CSM | Continuum Solvation Model |
| SCDM | Self-consistent Diagrammatic Method (in Calcn. On Electronic Excitation Transfer) |