| Abbreviation | Description |
| CVA | Canonical Variate Algorithm |
| EMA | Experimental Modal Analysis |
| FDE | Frequency Domain Editing |
| FRF | Frequency Response Function |
| HVC | Hard Validation Criteria |
| IOMAC | International Operational Modal Analysis Conference |
| LSCE | Least Square Complex Exponential |
| MAC | Modal Assurance Criterion |
| MPC | Mode Phase Collinearity |
| MPD | Mode Phase Deviation |
| ODD | Order Domain Deletion |
| OMA | Operational Modal Analysis |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| SHM | Structural Health Monitoring |
| SSI | Stochastic Subspace Identification |
| SSI-COV | Covariance Driven SSI |
| SSI-DATA | Data Driven SSI |
| SVD | Singular Value Decomposition |
| UPC | Unweighted Principal Components |