| AB-PLA | Antibacterial PLA |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| AM | Additive manufacturing |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AR | Anisotropy ratio |
| BO | Built orientation |
| Br-PLA | Brass pigment-modified PLA |
| BRE | Built rate efficiency |
| Bz-PLA | Bronze pigment-modified PLA |
| CB-PLA | Carbon black-filled PLA |
| CF-PLA | Carbon fiber reinforced PLA |
| CK-PLA | Cork-filled PLA |
| CL-PLA | Stone-/mineral-filled PLA |
| Cu-PLA | Copper pigment-modified PLA |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| DA | Dimensional accuracy |
| ET | Extrusion temperature |
| GF-PLA | Glass fiber reinforced PLA |
| Gr-PLA | Graphene-modified PLA |
| HF-PLA | Hemp-biofilled recycled PLA (rPLA) |
| LT | Layer thickness |
| LW-PLA | Lightweight (foamed) PLA |
| MEX | Material extrusion |
| MFII | Mass flow irregularity index |
| MT | Manufacturing time |
| PETG | Polyethylene terephthalate glycol |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| PPP | Printing process parameter |
| PS | Printing speed |
| RA | Raster angle |
| RD | Relative density |
| RDE | Relative dimensional error |
| rPLA | Recycled PLA |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SP-PLA | Stainless steel powder-filled PLA |
| VBSI | Volumetric build stability index |
| WF-PLA | Wood-filled PLA |
| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| b1, b2 | In-plane specimen widths |
| h | Specimen height |
| L0 | Nominal cube edge length |
| Li | Measured mean dimension along axis i |
| mm | Measured specimen mass |
| Rm | Mass deposition rate |
| t | Print time |
| V0 | Nominal/theoretical specimen volume |
| Vm | Measured specimen volume |
| ΔV | Volumetric deviation |
| δi | Relative dimensional deviation |
| δb1 | Relative dimensional deviation along edge b1 |
| δb2 | Relative dimensional deviation along edge b2 |
| δh | Relative dimensional deviation along build orientation |
| ρbulk | Bulk/specimen density |
| ρmat | Nominal material/filament density |
| σp | Standard deviation of bulk density |
| σm | Standard deviation of specimen mass |
| σv | Standard deviation of specimen volume |
| μp | Mean bulk density |
| μm | Mean measured specimen mass |
| μv | Mean specimen volume |
| ϕ | Porosity |