| Aniso | Anisotropic formulation |
| DDF | Disorientation Distribution Function |
| EBSD | Electron Backscatter Diffraction |
| FE | Finite Element |
| FEGSEM | Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope |
| FE-LS | Finite Element–Level-Set |
| GB | Grain Boundary |
| GB5DOF | Code to compute the GB energy as a function of the misorientation and normal [6] |
| GBED | Grain Boundary Energy distribution |
| GG | Grain Growth |
| GSD | Grain Size Distribution |
| HAGB | High-Angle Grain Boundary |
| IPF | Inverse Pole Figure |
| Iso | Isotropic formulation |
| LAGB | Low-Angle Grain Boundary |
| LS | Level Set |
| NGG | Normal Grain Growth |
| RS | Read–Shockley |
| S | Sigmoidal |
| TB | Twin Boundary |