Egregious Acronyms in Research


This is a collection of some ‘interesting’ acronyms used in research that I’ve encountered or that people have sent me. I’ve not read most of these papers, it’s just about the acronyms and backronyms. Feel free to send me some samples, I’ll decide if they are egregious enough to make the list (with credits of course).

A next step would be automatic collection of these, but that removes some of the fun of encountering them in the wild. I’m leaving that be for now.

Last updated: Dec 8, 2024.

The list (alphabetical order)

Honorable mentions (non-research)