| AIoT | AI-based IoT |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AR | Augmented reality |
| BD | Big Data |
| BIM | Building Information Modeling |
| CDT | Cognitive Digital Twin |
| CT | Cognitive Twin |
| CPS | Cyber-Physical Systems |
| DL | Deep learning |
| DM | Digital Model |
| DT | Digital Twin |
| DS | Digital Shadow |
| DLT | Distributed Ledger Technologies |
| FIS | Fuzzy interference systems |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GPS | Geospatial position |
| GRL | Goal-oriented requirement language |
| HMD | Head-mounted display |
| IR | Infrared |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| LiDAR | Light detection and ranging |
| LPWAN | Low Power Wide Area Networks |
| LoRa | Long-Range |
| LTE | Long-Term Evolution |
| ML | Machine learning |
| MR | Mixed-Reality |
| NB-IoT | Narrow-Band IoT |
| OPC | Open-source communication platforms |
| PO | Physical Object |
| PT | Physical twin |
| PLC | Programmable logic controllers |
| PWM | Pulse width modulation |
| SDT | Strategic DT |
| SWAMP | Smart Water Management Platform |
| TI | Tactile Internet |
| UA | Unified Architecture |
| VR | Virtual reality |
| WPAN | Wireless Personal Area Networks |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Networks |
| WWAN | Wireless Wide Area Networks |