| 2D | two-dimensional |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| A | affine |
| C2C | cloud-to-cloud |
| CLSM | confocal laser scanning microscope |
| DEP | diesel exhaust particulate |
| DOF | depth of field |
| EVT | Everhart Thornley |
| ICP | iterative closest point |
| LSQ | least squares |
| MLESAC | maximum likelihood estimation sample consensus |
| OA | optical axis |
| OR | orthographic |
| GM | guided matching |
| RANSAC | random sample consensus |
| RMSE | root-mean-square error |
| SC | scaled orthographic |
| SEM | scanning electron microscope |
| SGBM | semi global block matching |
| SIFT | scale invariant feature transform |
| WD | working distance |
| WP | weak perspective |