| BCG | ballistocardiography |
| cbPPG | camera-based photoplethysmography |
| cECG | capacitive electrocardiogram |
| CW | continuous wave |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EMD | empirical mode decomposition |
| EMFi | electromechanical film |
| EPIC | electric potential integrated circuit |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FIR | far infrared light |
| HRV | heart rate variability |
| ICA | independent component analysis |
| iPPG | imaging photoplethysmography |
| IRT | infrared thermography |
| ISM | industrial, scientific and medical |
| KIT | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| LED | light-emitting diode |
| LWIR | long wave infrared light |
| MI | magnetic impedance |
| MWIR | medium wave infrared light |
| ncPPG | non-contact photoplethysmography |
| NIR | near infrared light |
| PAT | pulse arrival time |
| PD | photodetector |
| PERCLOS | percentage eye closure |
| PPG | photoplethysmogram |
| PPGI | photoplethysmography imaging |
| PTT | pulse transit time |
| QL | quality label |
| RADAR | radio detecting and ranging |
| rPPG | reflective or remote photoplethysmography |
| RSA | respiratory sinus arrhythmia |
| Rx | receiver |
| SpO2 | oxygen saturation |
| SVM | support vector machine |
| tPPG | transmissive photoplethysmography |
| Tx | transmitter |
| UWB | ultra-wide band |
| VIS | visible light |