| MPs | Malaria parasites |
| RBCs | Red blood cells |
| RDTs | Rapid diagnostic tests |
| SE | Sensitivity |
| SP | Specificity |
| AC | Accuracy |
| INF | Informedness |
| F1 | F1 score |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| SVM | Support vector machines |
| kNN | K-nearest neighbors |
| RGB | Red, green, blue |
| CIE | Commission International de l’Élairage |
| L*a*b* | Lightness, green/red coordinate, blue/yellow coordinate |
| L*C*h | Lightness, chroma, hue |
| HSI | Hue, saturation, intensity |