| AMQP | Advanced Message Queuing Protocol |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| BLE | Bluetooth Low Energy |
| DIY | Do It Yourself |
| EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| GATT | Generic Attribute Profile |
| HAS | Home Automation System |
| IDE | Integrated Development Environment |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| ISR | Interrupt Service Routine |
| JMS | Java Messaging Service |
| LP4S | Lightweight Protocol for Sensors |
| MQTT | Message Queuing Telemetry Transport |
| NCAP | Network Capable Application Processor |
| OGC | Open Geospatial Consortium |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| REST | REpresentational State Transfer |
| RPC | Remote Procedure Call |
| SBC | Single-Board Computer |
| SoC | System-on-a-Chip |
| SWE | Sensor Web Enablement |
| TIM | Transducer Interface Module |
| TED | Transducer Electronic Data Sheet |
| VTEDS | Virtual TEDS |
| WoT | Web of Things |
| WSN | Wireless Sensor Network |
| XMPP | eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |