| ABC4Trust | Attribute-based Credentials for Trust |
| AC | Access Control |
| ACM | Access Control Mechanism |
| ACP | Access Control Policy |
| ACS | Access Control System |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| ARIES | ReliAble euRopean Identity EcoSystem |
| B2C | Business-to-Consumer |
| CM | Consent Manager |
| CoAP | Constrained Application Protocol |
| DLT | Distributed Ledger Technology |
| DPV | Data Privacy Vocabulary |
| EU | European Union |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GENERAL_D | Gdpr-based ENforcEment of peRsonAL Data |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IdM | Identity Management |
| IdP | Identity Provider |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| MQTT | Message Queuing Telemetry Transport |
| NGSI | Next Generation Service Interfaces |
| OLYMPUS | ObLivious identitY Management for Private and User-friendly Services |
| PA | Pubilc Administration |
| p-ABC | Privacy-preserving Attribute-Based Credential |
| PAP | Policy Administration Point |
| PDP | Policy Decision Point |
| PEP | Policy Enforcement Point |
| SC | Smart City |
| SIS | Smart ICT System |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| TaCIoT | Trust-aware access control system for IoT |
| vIdP | Virtual Identity Provider |
| XACML | eXtensible Access Control Markup Language |