| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| DASH | Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP |
| DRM | Digital Rights Management |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| DCT | Discrete Cosine Transform |
| PSNR | Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
| MPM | Most Probable Mode |
| AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
| DES | Data Encryption Standard |
| AVC | Advanced Video Coding |
| HEVC | High Efficiency Video Coding |
| IVC | Internet Video Coding |
| VP9 | Video Predictor 9 |
| CABAC | Context-Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding |
| NALU | Network Abstraction Layer Unit |
| SPS | Sequence Parameter Set |
| PPS | Picture Parameter Set |
| IDR | Instantaneous Decoder Refresh |
| SODB | String of Data Bits |
| RBSP | Raw Byte Sequence Payload |
| EBSP | Encapsulate Byte Sequence Payload |
| FFMPEG | Fast Forward MPEG |
| NVDEC | Nvidia Video Decoder |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| SP 800-22A | Special Publication 800-22 Revision 1A |