| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| BCI | brain–computer interface |
| c-VEP | code-modulated visual evoked potential |
| EA | number of extra actions |
| EEG | electro-encephalography |
| EOG | electro-oculography |
| ETI | eye-tracker interface |
| FSM | finite state machine |
| HCI | human–computer interaction |
| HR | hit rate |
| ID | index of difficulty |
| IP | index of performance |
| IR | infrared |
| ITR | information transfer rate |
| KW | Kruskal–Wallis test |
| LIS | locked-in syndrome |
| LSL | labstreaming layer |
| ME | movement error |
| MI | motor imagery |
| MO | movement offset |
| MT | movement time |
| MV | movement variability |
| NED | normalized effective distance |
| NM | NeuroSky Mindwave |
| SAM | self-assessment manikin |
| SSVEP | steady state visual potential |
| T | throughput |