| BCC | Bacterial Colony Counting |
| CNN | Convolutional Neural Network |
| FPN | Feature Pyramid Network |
| RCTA | Random Cover Targets Algorithm |
| YOLOv3 | You Only Look Once version 3 |
| FNR | False Negative Rate |
| TSB | Tryptic Soy Broth |
| PCA | Plate Count Agar |
| FPS | Frame Per Second |
| CFU | Colony-forming units |