AM	Additive manufacturing
ME	Material extrusion
FDM	Fused deposition modeling
PEEK	Polyether ether ketone
PEI	Polyetherimide
VP	VAT polymerization
SLA	Stereolithography
DLP	Digital light processing
cDLP	Continuous digital light processing
SLS	Selective laser sintering
DMLS	Direct metal laser sintering
CAD	Computer-aided design
STL	Stereolithography
CNC	Computer numerical control
PLA	Polylactic acid
ABS	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
MJ	Material jetting
DOD	Drop-on-demand
UV	Ultraviolet
PETG	Polyethylene terephthalate glycol
FFF	Fused filament fabrication
BJ	Binder jetting
CJP	Color jet printing
PVP	Polyvinyl pyrrolidone
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
PAA	Polyacrylic acid
SMA	Shape memory alloy
AI	Artificial intelligence
SLM	Selective laser melting
LPBF	Laser powder bed fusion
PBF	Powder bed fusion
LPMP	Laser powder melt pool
EBM	Electron beam melting
MJF	Multi-jet fusion
CMYK	Cyan, magenta, yellow, and key
DED	Direct energy deposition
CFR	Carbon fiber reinforcement
LOM	Laminated object manufacturing
ITOP	Integrated tissue and organ printing system
IoT	Internet of things
HIP	Hot isostatic pressing
ROI	Return on investment