| Acronym | Meaning |
| OVFF | Orbital Valence Force Field |
| REDOR | Rotational Echo Double Resonance |
| NF-E1 | Nuclear Factor Erythroid 1 |
| RLS | Recursive Least Squares (algorithm) |
| AAM | Automated Auger Microprobe |
| HNFETB | Hybridization Of Nearly Free Elctrons With Tightly Bound States (for Band-structure Calcns.) |
| SOMBT | Second-order Many-body Theory |
| ELFFS | Excimer Laser Fragmentation-fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| FSG | Fluorosilicate Glass |
| NDCEE | National Defense Center For Environmental Excellence |