| AAV | Adeno-associated virus |
| AcMNPV | Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus |
| APEx | Anchored periplasmic expression |
| ARS | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase |
| cPTM | Chemical post-translational modifications |
| Cvap | Cv RNA-associating protein |
| DEL | DNA-encoded library |
| dNTP | deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate |
| epPCR | Error-prone PCR |
| FACS | Fluorescence activated cell sorting |
| FIT | Flexible in vitro translation |
| Fmoc | Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl |
| IVA | In vivo assembly |
| IVC | In vitro compartmentalization |
| MACS | Magnetic-activated cell sorting |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| MORPHING | Mutagenic organized recombination process by homologous in vivo grouping |
| MP | Mutagenesis plasmid |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| OBOC | One-bead-one-compound |
| PERISS | intra periplasm secretion and selection system |
| PPI | Protein-protein interaction |
| PURE | Protein synthesis using recombinant elements |
| RaPID | Random non-standard peptide integrated discovery |
| RCA | Rolling circle amplification |
| SAR | Structure-activity relationship |
| SeSaM | Sequence saturation mutagenesis |
| SICLOPPS | Split-intein circular ligation of peptides and proteins |
| SLAY | Surface localized antimicrobial display |
| SLIP | Site-directed ligase-independent mutagenesis |
| SPPS | Solid-phase peptide synthesis |
| StEP | staggered extension process |
| VLP | Virus-like particle |