| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| API | Active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| CAD | Computer-aided design |
| CDI | Chewing Difficulty Index |
| DLP | Digital light processing |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EP | European Pharmacopoeia |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FDM | Fused deposition modelling |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practices |
| Kgf | kilogram-force |
| Kp | Kilopond |
| MSUD | Maple Syrup Urine Disease |
| N | Newton |
| PIP | Paediatric Investigation Plan |
| PolyPrintlets | Multi-drug dosage forms obtained by 3D printing |
| Printlets | 3D printed dosage forms |
| Scu | Strong–Cobb Units |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| SSE | Semi-solid extrusion |
| USP | United States Pharmacopoeia |