| Acronym | Meaning |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| IAPSO | International Association For The Physical Sciences Of The Ocean (ICSU) |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| TRAF | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-associated Factor |
| DWA | Digital Waveform Acquisition |
| PAK | P21-Activated Kinase |
| SINDO | Symmetrically Orthogonalized Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| IPVD | Ionized Physical Vapor Deposition |
| RMOS | Rotated Morse Oscillator Spline (function For Potential Surface Calcn.) |
| SSCV | Semi-submersible Crane Vessel |