| AC | alternating current |
| AF-PMSM | axial flux permanent magnet synchronous machine |
| AFM | axial flux motor |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| AM | additive manufacturing |
| BAAM | big-area additive manufacturing |
| BLDC | brushless direct current |
| CEAM | Concerted European Action on Magnets |
| CVT | Continuously variable transmission |
| DC | direct current |
| D | discoveries |
| EMI | electromagnetic interference |
| EOL | end-of-life |
| EV | electric vehicle |
| GBP | grain boundary phase |
| GBDP | grain-boundary diffusion process |
| GBR | Grain boundary restructuring |
| H a | Anisotropy field |
| HDD | hard disk drive |
| HDDR | hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination |
| HEV | hybrid electric vehicle |
| HET | hunstable electric turbine |
| HRE | heavy rare earth |
| HREE | heavy rare earth element |
| HPMS | Hydrogen processing of magnet scrap |
| Hci/HcJ | intrinsic coercivity |
| IPM | interior permanent magnet |
| IPMSM | interior permanent-magnet synchronous motor |
| K | Kelvin |
| L-PBF | Laser powder bed fusion |
| MEX | material extrusion |
| MIM | Metal injection molding |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| μ0MS | saturation magnetization |
| PMSM | permanent-magnet synchronous motor |
| PCB | printed circuit board |
| PM | permanent magnets |
| RE | rare earth |
| RE-TM | rare earth-transition metals |
| REE | rare earth elements |
| RFM | radial flux motor |
| RF-PMSM | radial flux permanent magnet synchronous machine |
| RPM | revolutions per minute |
| SCIM | squirrel cage induction machine |
| SLM | selective laser melting |
| SMC | soft magnetic composite |
| SPM | surface permanent magnet |
| SPMS | spark-plasma sintering |
| SRM | switched reluctance motor |
| SynRM | Synchronous Reluctance Motor |
| T | Tesla |
| TE | triggering events |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TS-RFPM | Trapezoidal stator radial flux permanent magnet |
| WEEE | waste from electrical and electronic equipment |
| WEE | waste electronic equipment |
| (BH)max | maximum energy product |