| AMC | Automatic modulation classification |
| AMR | Automatic modulation recognition |
| AWGN | Additive white Gaussian noise |
| BFD | Backward finite difference |
| BPSK | Binary phase shift keying |
| CFD | Central finite difference |
| CWD | Choi-Williams distribution |
| EGCT | Extended generalized chirp transform |
| ELINT | Electronic intelligence |
| ESM | Electronic support measures |
| EW | Electronic warfare |
| GNSS | Global navigation satellite system |
| IBER | In-bound energy ratio |
| IF | Instantaneous frequency |
| LFM | Linear frequency modulation |
| MIMO | Multiple-input multiple-output |
| MOP | Modulation on pulse |
| MSE | Mean squared error |
| NLFM | Nonlinear frequency modulation |
| PCFM | Polyphase-coded frequency modulation |
| PDW | Pulse descriptor word |
| PPS | Polynomial-phase signal |
| PWD | Pseudo-Wigner distribution |
| QML | Quasi-maximum likelihood method |
| RWR | Radar warning receiver |
| SPP | Stationary phase principle |
| STFT | Short-time Fourier transform |
| TBP | Time-bandwidth product |
| TFD | Time-frequency distribution |
| UMOP | Unintentional modulation on pulse |
| WVD | Wigner-Ville distribution |