| BCR | B cell receptor |
| CDR | complementarity determining region |
| CH | constant heavy |
| CL | constant light |
| D | diversity |
| Fab | fragment antigen-binding |
| Fc | fragment crystallizable |
| GALT | gut associated lymphoid tissue |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| IgH | immunoglobulin heavy chain |
| IgL | immunoglobulin light chain |
| IgSF | immunoglobulin superfamily |
| J | joining |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MYA | million years ago |
| N | non-template |
| P | palindromic |
| RAG | recombination activating gene |
| SALT | skin associated lymphoid tissue |
| Sec | secreted |
| SHM | somatic hypermutation |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TdT | terminal nucleotidyl transferase |
| Tm | transmembrane |
| V | variable |
| VH | variable heavy |
| VL | variable light |
| VLR | variable lymphocyte receptor |