| APC | Antigen Presenting Cell |
| BTLA | B- and T- cell lymphocyte attenuator |
| BATF | Basic leucine zipper transcription factor |
| CAR | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| TCM | Central-memory T cells |
| TEFF | Effector |
| TEM | Effector memory T cells |
| TEX | Exhausted T cells |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency virus |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRF4 | Interferon regulatory factor 4 |
| LAG3 | Lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein |
| LN | Lymph node |
| LCMV | Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis virus |
| MPEC | Memory precursor effector cells |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| NFAT | Nuclear Factor for activation T cells |
| TPEX | Precursor exhausted T cells |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| TRM | Resident memory T cells |
| SLO | Secondary Lymphoid Organ |
| SLEC | Short-lived effector cells |
| S1Ps | Sphingosine-1-phosphates |
| TSCM | Stem-like memory T cells |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TIM3 | T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 |
| TIGIT | T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains |
| TTEX | Transitional exhausted T cells |