| DPCM | Differential Pulse Code Modulation |
| DPI | Data Processing Inequality |
| IID | Independent and Identically Distributed |
| MD | Multiple Description |
| MMSE | Minimum Mean-Squared Error |
| MSE | Mean-Squared Error |
| RDF | Rate-Distortion Function |
| ZD | Zero Delay |
| ZDMD | Zero-Delay Multiple Description |