| CMM | Coordinate measuring machine |
| CMS | Coordinate measuring system |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| DTU | Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (Technical University of Denmark) |
| ID | Inside Diameters |
| LCP | Liquid Crystal Polymer |
| OCMM | Optical Coordinate Measuring Machine |
| OD | Outside Diameters |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon®) |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| TEF-POM | Multi-material part made of PTFE and POM |
| TEF-PVC | Multi-material part made of PTFE and PVC |
| VDI/VDE | Verein Deutscher Ingenieure/Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker |