| AIM | Activation induced marker |
| CCCs | Common cold coronaviruses |
| CDR | Complementarity-determining region |
| ELISpot | Enzyme-linked immune absorbent spot |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| IFN | Interferon |
| MERS | Middle East respiratory syndrome |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NK | Natural killer |
| NP | Nucleo-protein |
| ODE | Ordinary differential equation |
| pMHC | Peptide bound to MHC |
| RBD | Receptor binding domain |
| RDRP | RNA dependent RNA polymerase |
| SARS-CoV-1 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus 1) |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus 2) |
| self-pMHC | Self-peptide bound to MHC |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| VDP | Virus derived peptide |