| Acronym | Meaning |
| GCDIS | Global Change Data And Information System |
| BPP | Bloembergen |
| VFD | Vacuum Fluorescent Display |
| SIM | Stress-induced Martensite |
| SAMO | Simulated Ab Initio Molecular Orbital |
| MBESMO | Maximum Bond Energy Symmetry MO |
| BLIP | Background-limited Infrared Photodetector |
| STP | Slater-transform-preuss (wave Functions) |
| PBM | Peripheral Blood Monocyte |
| SMOC | Standard Mean Ocean Chloride |