| ACC | accumulated |
| CCD | charge collection efficiency |
| CTE | charge transfer efficiency |
| E | photon energy (eV) |
| F | Fano factor |
| FN | Fano noise (rms carriers) |
| non ACC | not accumulated |
| PPD | pinned photo diode |
| PT | photo transfer |
| QE | quantum efficiency |
| RTN | random telegraph noise |
| S/N | signal to noise |
| SF | source follower |
| SN | sense node |
| TG | transfer gate |
| τD | aCDS dominant time constant |
| ts | clamp to sample time |