| FGR | Fast global registration |
| FPFH | Fast point feature histogram |
| FPR | False-positive rate |
| FWHM | Full width at half maximum |
| GICP | Generalized iterative closest point |
| ICP | Iterative closest point |
| IRLS | Iteratively reweighted least squares |
| MAD | Median absolute deviation |
| MAE | Mean absolute error |
| M3C2 | Multiscale model-to-model cloud comparison |
| MLP | Multilayer perceptron |
| PCL | Point Cloud Library |
| RANSAC | Random sample consensus |
| ReLU | Rectified linear unit |
| RMSE | Root-mean-square error |
| RRE | Relative rotation error |
| RTE | Relative translation error |
| SE(3) | Special Euclidean group of rigid transformations in three dimensions |
| SO(3) | Special orthogonal group of rotations in three dimensions |
| TLS | Terrestrial laser scanning |