| 3CLpro | 3-chymotrypsin-like protease |
| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| AOF | accessory ORF family |
| APN | aminopeptidase N |
| CCoV | canine coronavirus |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CoV | coronavirus |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| DPP4 | dipeptidyl peptidase 4 |
| FCoV | feline coronavirus |
| FCS | furin cleavage site |
| FIPV | feline infectious peritonitis virus |
| GARD | genetic algorithm for recombination detection |
| GISAID | Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data |
| HEL | NSP 13 C-terminal nucleoside triphosphate-binding/helicase motif |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IBV | infectious bronchitis virus |
| mABs | monoclonal antibodies |
| MERS | Middle East respiratory syndrome |
| MHV | murine hepatitis virus |
| N | nucleocapsid |
| NiRAN | nidovirus RdRp-associated nucleotidyl transferase domain |
| NSP | non-structural peptide |
| nt | nucleotide |
| ORF | open reading frame |
| PDCoV | porcine delta coronavirus |
| PEDV | porcine epidemic diarrhea virus |
| RBD | receptor-binding domain |
| RBM | receptor-binding motif within the RBD of spike |
| RDP4 | recombination detection program 4 |
| RdRp | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| SADS | swine acute diarrhea syndrome |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 |
| TGEV | transmissible gastroenteritis virus |
| TRS | transcriptional regulatory sequence |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| VoC | variant of concern |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZBD | NSP 13 N-terminal cysteine-rich zinc-binding domain. |