| RNN | Recurrent neural network |
| RC | Reservoir computing |
| ESN | Echo state network |
| LSM | Liquid state machine |
| BPTT | Back-propagation through time |
| DDN | Distance-based delay network |
| ADDN | Adaptive distance-based delay network |
| IPC | Information processing capacity |
| MC | Memory capacity |
| CMA-ES | Covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary strategy |
| GMM | Gaussian mixture model |
| NARMA | Non-linear autoregressive moving average |
| NRMSE | Normalized root mean squared error |
| XOR | Exclusive or |