| BF | Beamformer |
| DOA | Direction-of-arrival |
| EM | Electromagnetic |
| LOS | Line of sight |
| MIMO | Multiple input multiple output |
| MUSIC | Multiple signal classification |
| NFSL | Near-field source localization |
| RFID | Radio frequency identification |
| RSSI | Received signal strength indicator |
| RMS | Root mean square |
| S-MIMO | Singledimensional-MIMO |
| SIMO | Single Input Multiple Output |
| SISO | Single Input Single Output |
| UHF | Ultra high frequency |
| ULA | Uniform linear array |
| URA | Uniform rectangular array |