| ALU | arithmetic-logic unit |
| API | application programming interface |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| BCD | binary coded decimal |
| BIN | BINary |
| C | carry flag |
| C1 | one's complement |
| C2 | two's complement |
| CPU | central processing unit |
| CRTP | curiously recurring template pattern |
| DEC | DECimal |
| DSP | digital signal processing |
| DP | design pattern |
| ECMA | European Computer Manufacturer’s Association |
| ELF | executable and linkable format |
| FB | fraction binary |
| FIFO | first in first out |
| FP | floating-point |
| FPGA | field programmable gate array |
| FX | FiXed-point |
| GPU | graphics processing unit |
| GUI | graphical user interface |
| HEX | HEXadecimal |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| IB | integer binary |
| IDE | integrated development environment |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IoT | Internet of things |
| LIFO | last in first out |
| LSB | least significant bit |
| MSB | most significant bit |
| NaN | not a number |
| NL | new line |
| OCT | OCTal |
| OO | object-oriented |
| OOD | object-oriented design |
| OOP | object-oriented programming |
| OS | operating system |
| PC | program counter |
| PE | portable executable |
| Q | quotient |
| R | remainder |
| RAII | resource acquisition is initialization |
| RPN | reverse Polish notation |
| RVO | return value optimization |
| RTTI | run-time type identification |
| SDK | software development kit |
| SM | sign-magnitude |
| STL | Standard Template Library |
| SL | Standard Library |
| SP | stack pointer |
| TDD | test driven development |
| UB | undefined behavior |
| ULP | units in the last place |
| UML | Unified Modeling Language |
| V | oVerflow flag |
| VFT | virtual function table |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |
| Z | zero flag |