| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| SPM | Scanning probe microscopy |
| STM | Scanning tunneling microscopy |
| TERS | Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
| SVM | Scanning voltage microscopy |
| SThM | Scanning thermal microscopy |
| PiFM | Photo-induced Force Microscopy |
| PC/CAFM | Photoconductive/Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy |
| SSRM | Scanning spreading resistance microscopy |
| AM | Amplitud modulation |
| PM | Phase modulation |
| FM | Frequency modulation |
| KPFM | Kelvin probe force microscopy |
| PFT | Peak force tapping |
| PFM | Piezoresponse force microscopy |
| PFQNM | Peak force quantitative nanomechanics |
| SCM | Scanning capacitance microscopy |
| SMM | Scanning microwave microscopy |
| EFM | Electrostatic force microscopy |
| MFM | Magnetic Force Microscopy |
| CFM | Chemical force microscopy |
| c-PTIR | Contact-mode photo-thermal induced resonance |
| s-SNOM | Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy |
| nano-FTIR | Nanoscale Fourier Transformation Infrared Spectroscopy |
| FluidFM | Fluid force microscopy |
| SPL | Scanning probe lithography |
| SICM | Scanning Ion Conductance microscopy |
| SECM | Scanning electrochemical microscopy |
| LFM | Lateral force microscopy |
| FFM | Friction force microscopy |
| HSAFM | High-speed atomic force microscopy |
| SMFS | Single molecule force spectroscopy |
| SCFS | Single-cell force spectroscopy |