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\newacronym{ABM}{ABM}{after the three physicists \textsc{Alekhin}, \textsc{Blümlein} and \textsc{Moch}} \newacronym{ABM}{ABM}{after the three physicists \textsc{Alekhin}, \textsc{Blümlein} and \textsc{Moch}}
\newacronym{AC}{AC}{Alternative Current}
\newacronym{ADC}{ADC}{Analog to Digital Converter (front-end chip of strip sensors)} \newacronym{ADC}{ADC}{Analog to Digital Converter (front-end chip of strip sensors)}
\newacronym{AK}{AK}{anti~$k_T$ algorithm} \newacronym{AK}{AK}{anti~$k_T$ algorithm}
\newacronym{AK4}{AK4}{anti~$k_T$ algorithm ($R=0.4$)} \newacronym{AK4}{AK4}{anti~$k_T$ algorithm ($R=0.4$)}
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\newacronym{AN}{AN}{Analysis Note} \newacronym{AN}{AN}{Analysis Note}
\newacronym{ALICE}{ALICE}{A~Large~Ion~Collider~Experiment} \newacronym{ALICE}{ALICE}{A~Large~Ion~Collider~Experiment}
\newacronym{APV}{APV}{Analogue Pipeline Voltage} \newacronym{APV}{APV}{Analogue Pipeline Voltage}
\newacronym{ASIC}{ASIC}{Application-Specific Integrated Circuit}
\newacronym{ATLAS}{ATLAS}{A~Toroidal~LHC~ApparatuS} \newacronym{ATLAS}{ATLAS}{A~Toroidal~LHC~ApparatuS}
\newacronym{aMCatNLO}{\textsc{aMC@NLO}}{automated~MC~at~NLO} \newacronym{aMCatNLO}{\textsc{aMC@NLO}}{automated~MC~at~NLO}
\newacronym{APE}{APE}{Alignment Parameter Error} \newacronym{APE}{APE}{Alignment Parameter Error}
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\newacronym{AVR}{AVR}{Adaptive~Vertex~Reconstruction} \newacronym{AVR}{AVR}{Adaptive~Vertex~Reconstruction}
\newacronym{BaBar}{BaBar}{B\={B}} \newacronym{BaBar}{BaBar}{B\={B}}
\newacronym{BBR}{BBR}{Beam-Beam~Remnants} \newacronym{BBR}{BBR}{Beam-Beam~Remnants}
\newacronym{BCM1F}{BCM1F}{Fast Beam Conditions Monitoring}
\newacronym{BDT}{BDT}{Boosted-Decision~Tree} \newacronym{BDT}{BDT}{Boosted-Decision~Tree}
\newacronym{BEH}{BEH}{after the three physicists \textsc{Brout}, \textsc{Englert} and \textsc{Higgs}} \newacronym{BEH}{BEH}{after the three physicists \textsc{Brout}, \textsc{Englert} and \textsc{Higgs}}
\newacronym{Belle}{Belle}{French word for beauty} \newacronym{Belle}{Belle}{French word for beauty}
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\newacronym{BSM}{BSM}{searches Beyond~the~SM} \newacronym{BSM}{BSM}{searches Beyond~the~SM}
\newacronym{BS}{BS}{Beam Spot} \newacronym{BS}{BS}{Beam Spot}
\newacronym{BTV}{BTV}{B-Tagging and Vertexing group} \newacronym{BTV}{BTV}{B-Tagging and Vertexing group}
\newacronym{CALICE}{CALICE}{CAlorimeter for LInear Collider Experiment}
\newacronym{CASTOR}{CASTOR}{Centauro~And~STrange~Object~Research in~nucleus-nucleus~collisions at~the~LHC} \newacronym{CASTOR}{CASTOR}{Centauro~And~STrange~Object~Research in~nucleus-nucleus~collisions at~the~LHC}
\newacronym{CCFM}{CCFM}{after the four physicists \textsc{Catani}, \textsc{Ciafaloni}, \textsc{Fiorani} and \textsc{Marchesini}} \newacronym{CCFM}{CCFM}{after the four physicists \textsc{Catani}, \textsc{Ciafaloni}, \textsc{Fiorani} and \textsc{Marchesini}}
\newacronym{CDC}{CDC}{Cosmics During Collisions} \newacronym{CDC}{CDC}{Cosmics During Collisions}
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\newacronym{CERN}{CERN}{European~Organisation~for~Nuclear~Research} \newacronym{CERN}{CERN}{European~Organisation~for~Nuclear~Research}
\newacronym{CESR}{CESR}{Cornell~Electron-positron~Storage~Ring} \newacronym{CESR}{CESR}{Cornell~Electron-positron~Storage~Ring}
\newacronym{CKM}{CKM}{after the three physicists \textsc{Cabibbo}, \textsc{Kobayashi} and \textsc{Maskawa}} \newacronym{CKM}{CKM}{after the three physicists \textsc{Cabibbo}, \textsc{Kobayashi} and \textsc{Maskawa}}
\newacronym{CL}{CL}{Confidence Level}
\newacronym{CLEO}{CLEO}{\emph{Cleopatra} (for her/its proximity with Caesar)} \newacronym{CLEO}{CLEO}{\emph{Cleopatra} (for her/its proximity with Caesar)}
\newacronym{CMS}{CMS}{Compact~Muon~Solenoid} \newacronym{CMS}{CMS}{Compact~Muon~Solenoid}
\newacronym{cms}{c.m.s.}{centre-of-mass} \newacronym{cms}{c.m.s.}{centre-of-mass}
\newacronym{cMVA}{\texttt{cMVAv2}}{combined-Multi-Variate-Analysis} \newacronym{cMVA}{\texttt{cMVAv2}}{combined-Multi-Variate-Analysis}
\newacronym{CP}{CP}{Conjugation-Polarity}
\newacronym{CPU}{CPU}{Central Process Unit}
\newacronym{CRAFT}{CRAFT}{Cosmic~Run~At~Four~Tesla} \newacronym{CRAFT}{CRAFT}{Cosmic~Run~At~Four~Tesla}
\newacronym{CSC}{CSC}{Cathode~Strip~Chamber} \newacronym{CSC}{CSC}{Cathode~Strip~Chamber}
\newacronym{CSV}{\texttt{CSVv2}}{Combined-Secondary-Vertex} \newacronym{CSV}{\texttt{CSVv2}}{Combined-Secondary-Vertex}
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\newacronym{CUETHppS1}{\texttt{CUETHppS1}}{CMS~UE~Tune~\textsc{herwig}++~Set~1} \newacronym{CUETHppS1}{\texttt{CUETHppS1}}{CMS~UE~Tune~\textsc{herwig}++~Set~1}
\newacronym{CUETP8M1}{\texttt{CUETP8M1}}{CMS~UE~Tune~\textsc{pythia}~8~Monash~1} \newacronym{CUETP8M1}{\texttt{CUETP8M1}}{CMS~UE~Tune~\textsc{pythia}~8~Monash~1}
\newacronym{CUSB}{CUSB}{Columbia~University-Stony~Brook} \newacronym{CUSB}{CUSB}{Columbia~University-Stony~Brook}
\newacronym{DAF}{DAF}{Detector Assembly Facility}
\newacronym{DAQ}{DAQ}{Data Acquisition}
\newacronym{DASP2}{DASP2}{Double~Arm~SPectrometer (DESY-Dortmund-Heidelberg-Lund)} \newacronym{DASP2}{DASP2}{Double~Arm~SPectrometer (DESY-Dortmund-Heidelberg-Lund)}
\newacronym{DCDC}{DCDC}{Direct-Current to Direct-Current} \newacronym{DCDC}{DCDC}{Direct-Current to Direct-Current}
\newacronym{DHHM}{DHHM}{DESY-Hamburg-Heidelberg-München collaboration} \newacronym{DHHM}{DHHM}{DESY-Hamburg-Heidelberg-München collaboration}
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\newacronym{FCR}{FCR}{Flavour~Creation} \newacronym{FCR}{FCR}{Flavour~Creation}
\newacronym{FED}{FED}{Front-End Driver} \newacronym{FED}{FED}{Front-End Driver}
\newacronym{FEX}{FEX}{Flavour~Excitation} \newacronym{FEX}{FEX}{Flavour~Excitation}
\newacronym{FEH}{FEH}{Front-End Hybrid}
\newacronym{FF}{FF}{Fragmentation~Function} \newacronym{FF}{FF}{Fragmentation~Function}
\newacronym{FO}{FO}{fixed~order} \newacronym{FO}{FO}{fixed~order}
\newacronym{FGR}{FGR}{Fermi~Golden~Rule} \newacronym{FGR}{FGR}{Fermi~Golden~Rule}
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\newacronym{GEANTfour}{\textsc{geant}~4}{GEometry~ANd~Tracking} \newacronym{GEANTfour}{\textsc{geant}~4}{GEometry~ANd~Tracking}
\newacronym{GPMC}{GPMC}{General-Purpose MC~Event~Generator} \newacronym{GPMC}{GPMC}{General-Purpose MC~Event~Generator}
\newacronym{GCP}{GCP}{Geometry Comparison Plot} \newacronym{GCP}{GCP}{Geometry Comparison Plot}
\newacronym{GPU}{GPU}{Graphical Process Unit}
\newacronym{GSP}{GSP}{Gluon~Splitting} \newacronym{GSP}{GSP}{Gluon~Splitting}
\newacronym{GT}{GT}{Global Tag} \newacronym{GT}{GT}{Global Tag}
\newacronym{GUI}{GUI}{Graphical User Interface} \newacronym{GUI}{GUI}{Graphical User Interface}
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\newacronym{HERAPDF}{HERAPDF}{HERA~PDF~sets} \newacronym{HERAPDF}{HERAPDF}{HERA~PDF~sets}
\newacronym{HERA-B}{HERA-B}{HERA~Beauty} \newacronym{HERA-B}{HERA-B}{HERA~Beauty}
\newacronym{HF}{HF}{Heavy~Flavour} \newacronym{HF}{HF}{Heavy~Flavour}
\newacronym{HGCAL}{HGCAL}{High-Granularity Calorimeter}
\newacronym{HGCROC}{HGCROC}{HGCAL ROC}
\newacronym{HI}{HI}{Heavy Ion} \newacronym{HI}{HI}{Heavy Ion}
\newacronym{HLS}{HLS}{High-Level~Structure} \newacronym{HLS}{HLS}{High-Level~Structure}
\newacronym{HLT}{HLT}{High-Level~Trigger} \newacronym{HLT}{HLT}{High-Level~Trigger}
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\newacronym{LINAC3}{LINAC~3}{Linear~Accelerator~3} \newacronym{LINAC3}{LINAC~3}{Linear~Accelerator~3}
\newacronym{LLN}{LLN}{Law~of~Large~Numbers} \newacronym{LLN}{LLN}{Law~of~Large~Numbers}
\newacronym{LO}{LO}{Leading~Order} \newacronym{LO}{LO}{Leading~Order}
\newacronym{LpGBT}{LpGBT}{Low-power Gigabit Transceiver (ASIC)}
\newacronym{LS}{LS}{Lumi~Section} \newacronym{LS}{LS}{Lumi~Section}
\newacronym{MaPSA}{MaPSA}{Macro Pixel Sub-Assembly}
\newacronym{Mark}{Mark}{(unknown origin)} % TODO \newacronym{Mark}{Mark}{(unknown origin)} % TODO
\newacronym{MB}{MB}{Minimum~Bias} \newacronym{MB}{MB}{Minimum~Bias}
\newacronym{MC}{MC}{Monte~Carlo} \newacronym{MC}{MC}{Monte~Carlo}
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\newacronym{MMHT}{MMHT}{after the names of the four physicists \textsc{Harland-Lang}, \textsc{Martin} and \textsc{Motylinski}, \textsc{Thorne}} \newacronym{MMHT}{MMHT}{after the names of the four physicists \textsc{Harland-Lang}, \textsc{Martin} and \textsc{Motylinski}, \textsc{Thorne}}
\newacronym{ML}{ML}{Module Level (actually sensor level)} \newacronym{ML}{ML}{Module Level (actually sensor level)}
\newacronym{MP}{MP}{\textsc{MillePede}} \newacronym{MP}{MP}{\textsc{MillePede}}
\newacronym{MPV}{MPV}{Most Probable Value} \newacronym{MPA}{MPA}{Macro Pixel ASIC}
\newacronym{MPI}{MPI}{Multi-Parton~Interaction} \newacronym{MPI}{MPI}{Multi-Parton~Interaction}
\newacronym{MPV}{MPV}{Most Probable Value}
\newacronym{MSTW}{MSTW}{after the names of the four physicists \textsc{Martin}, \textsc{Stirling}, \textsc{Thorne} and \textsc{Watt}} \newacronym{MSTW}{MSTW}{after the names of the four physicists \textsc{Martin}, \textsc{Stirling}, \textsc{Thorne} and \textsc{Watt}}
\newacronym{MTS}{MTS}{Muon Track Split} \newacronym{MTS}{MTS}{Muon Track Split}
\newacronym{MVA}{MVA}{Multi-Variate~Analysis} \newacronym{MVA}{MVA}{Multi-Variate~Analysis}
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\newacronym{NNPDF}{NNPDF}{Neural-Network~PDF} \newacronym{NNPDF}{NNPDF}{Neural-Network~PDF}
\newacronym{NLOJETpp}{\textsc{NLOJet++}}{NLO~Jet~in~\texttt{C++}} \newacronym{NLOJETpp}{\textsc{NLOJet++}}{NLO~Jet~in~\texttt{C++}}
\newacronym{PAG}{PAG}{Physics~Analysis~Group} \newacronym{PAG}{PAG}{Physics~Analysis~Group}
\newacronym{PCB}{PCB}{Printed-Circuit Board}
\newacronym{PCL}{PCL}{Prompt-Calibration Loop} \newacronym{PCL}{PCL}{Prompt-Calibration Loop}
\newacronym{PDF}{PDF}{Parton~Distribution~Function} \newacronym{PDF}{PDF}{Parton~Distribution~Function}
\newacronym[\glsshortpluralkey={p.d.f.}]{PrDF}{p.d.f.}{probability~density~function (not to be confused with \acrlong{PDF})} \newacronym[\glsshortpluralkey={p.d.f.}]{PrDF}{p.d.f.}{probability~density~function (not to be confused with \acrlong{PDF})}
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\newacronym{POCA}{POCA}{Point~Of~Closet~Approach} \newacronym{POCA}{POCA}{Point~Of~Closet~Approach}
\newacronym{POG}{POG}{Physics~Object~Group} \newacronym{POG}{POG}{Physics~Object~Group}
\newacronym{pQCD}{pQCD}{perturbative~QCD} \newacronym{pQCD}{pQCD}{perturbative~QCD}
\newacronym{POH}{POH}{Power Hybrid}
\newacronym{Professor}{\textsc{Professor}}{PROcedure~For~EStimating~Systematic~errORs} \newacronym{Professor}{\textsc{Professor}}{PROcedure~For~EStimating~Systematic~errORs}
\newacronym{PR}{PR}{Prompt-Reco} \newacronym{PR}{PR}{Prompt-Reco}
\newacronym{PSm}{PS}{Pixel-Strip (module)}
\newacronym{PSp}{PS}{PS pixel}
\newacronym{PSs}{PS}{PS strip}
\newacronym{PS}{PS}{Parton~Shower} \newacronym{PS}{PS}{Parton~Shower}
\newacronym{PSy}{PS}{Proton~Synchrotron} \newacronym{PSy}{PS}{Proton~Synchrotron}
\newacronym{PSB}{Booster}{Proton~Synchrotron~Booster} \newacronym{PSB}{Booster}{Proton~Synchrotron~Booster}
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\newacronym[\glslongpluralkey={Quantum~Field~Theories}]{QFT}{QFT}{Quantum~Field~Theory} \newacronym[\glslongpluralkey={Quantum~Field~Theories}]{QFT}{QFT}{Quantum~Field~Theory}
\newacronym{RM}{RM}{Response~Matrix} \newacronym{RM}{RM}{Response~Matrix}
\newacronym{ROC}{ROC}{Read-Out Chip} \newacronym{ROC}{ROC}{Read-Out Chip}
\newacronym{ROH}{ROH}{Read-Out Hybrid}
\newacronym{RPC}{RPC}{Resistive~Plate~Chamber} \newacronym{RPC}{RPC}{Resistive~Plate~Chamber}
\newacronym{RR}{RR}{Re-Reco} \newacronym{RR}{RR}{Re-Reco}
\newacronym{SD}{SD}{Soft-Drop algorithm} \newacronym{SD}{SD}{Soft-Drop algorithm}
\newacronym{SEU}{SEU}{Single-Event Upset} \newacronym{SEU}{SEU}{Single-Event Upset}
\newacronym[\glslongpluralkey={Starting~Geometries}]{SG}{SG}{Starting~Geometry} \newacronym[\glslongpluralkey={Starting~Geometries}]{SG}{SG}{Starting~Geometry}
\newacronym{SiPM}{SiPM}{Silicon Photo-Multiplier}
\newacronym{SIScone}{SIScone}{Seedless~and~Infrared~Safe~Cone} \newacronym{SIScone}{SIScone}{Seedless~and~Infrared~Safe~Cone}
\newacronym{SLAC}{SLAC}{Stanford~National~Accelerator~Laboratory} \newacronym{SLAC}{SLAC}{Stanford~National~Accelerator~Laboratory}
\newacronym{SLC}{SLC}{SLAC~Linear~Collider} \newacronym{SLC}{SLC}{SLAC~Linear~Collider}
\newacronym{SLD}{SLD}{SLAC~Large~Detector} \newacronym{SLD}{SLD}{SLAC~Large~Detector}
\newacronym{SM}{SM}{Standard~Model} \newacronym{SM}{SM}{Standard~Model}
\newacronym{SMD}{SMD}{Surface-mounted device}
\newacronym{SF}{SF}{Scale~Factor} \newacronym{SF}{SF}{Scale~Factor}
\newacronym{SPS}{SPS}{Super~Proton~Synchrotron} \newacronym{SPS}{SPS}{Super~Proton~Synchrotron}
\newacronym{SPPS}{Sp\={p}S}{Super~Proton–Antiproton~Synchrotron} \newacronym{SPPS}{Sp\={p}S}{Super~Proton–Antiproton~Synchrotron}
\newacronym[\glslongpluralkey={Secondary~Vertices}]{SV}{SV}{Secondary~Vertex} \newacronym[\glslongpluralkey={Secondary~Vertices}]{SV}{SV}{Secondary~Vertex}
\newacronym{SUSY}{SUSY}{Super Symmetry}
\newacronym{SVD}{SVD}{Singular~Value~Decomposition} \newacronym{SVD}{SVD}{Singular~Value~Decomposition}
\newacronym{TBM}{TBM}{Token-Bit Manager} \newacronym{TBM}{TBM}{Token-Bit Manager}
\newacronym{TEC}{\texttt{TEC}}{Tracker~End-Caps} \newacronym{TEC}{\texttt{TEC}}{Tracker~End-Caps}
\newacronym{TEDD}{TEDD}{Tracker End-cap Double Disk}
\newacronym{TID}{\texttt{TID}}{Tracker~Inner~Disk} \newacronym{TID}{\texttt{TID}}{Tracker~Inner~Disk}
\newacronym{TIB}{\texttt{TIB}}{Tracker~Inner~Barrel} \newacronym{TIB}{\texttt{TIB}}{Tracker~Inner~Barrel}
\newacronym{TMD}{TMD}{Transverse-Momentum-Dependent~PDF} \newacronym{TMD}{TMD}{Transverse-Momentum-Dependent~PDF}
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\newacronym{WP}{WP}{Working~Point} \newacronym{WP}{WP}{Working~Point}
\newacronym{XSDB}{XSDB}{Cross~sections Data~Base} \newacronym{XSDB}{XSDB}{Cross~sections Data~Base}
\newacronym{ZEUS}{\textsc{Zeus}}{in reference to the relation of Zeus and Hera in the mythology} \newacronym{ZEUS}{\textsc{Zeus}}{in reference to the relation of Zeus and Hera in the mythology}
\newacronym{2S}{2S}{2-Strip (module)}
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