| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLD | Programmable Logic Device |
| ADIOS | Asian Dust Inputs To The Ocean System |
| D5W | Dextrose 5% In Water |
| CIR | Cylindrical Internal Reflection |
| ADOM | Acid Deposition And Oxidant Model (air Pollution) |
| BHK | Baby Hamster Kidney |
| CVA | Canonical Variate Analysis |
| OSRHF | Open-shell Restricted-Hartree-Fock |
| LOSC | Law Of The Sea Convention |
| ASCA | Automatic Subject Citation Alert |