| Acronym | Meaning |
| APWP | Apparent Polar Wander Path |
| CEEES | Committee Of European Environmental Engineering Societies |
| IPPA | Independent Pair-potential Approximation |
| BMDL | Below Method Detection Level |
| SPORE | Solid-Phase Organic Reactions |
| GASP | Gamma Astronomy At The South Pole |
| HWGTF | Hazardous Waste Groundwater Task Force |
| PPI | Prepulse Inhibition |
| DAXRT | Double-axis Reflection X-ray Topography |
| BCR | Bureau Communitaire De Reference (of The CEE = Commission Of European Communities |