| ME | Material Extrusion |
| FDM | Fused Deposition Modelling |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene |
| PLA | Polylactic Acid |
| mFFF | Metallic Fused Filament Fabrication |
| SLA | Stereolithography |
| FE | Finite Element |
| FEA | Finite Element Analysis |
| DED | Directed Energy Deposition |
| DSI | Deposit–Substrate Interface |