| 3MF | 3D Manufacturing Format |
| 3SP | Scan, spin, and selective photocure |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| AFM | Abrasive flow machining |
| ALM | Additive layer manufacturing |
| AM | Additive manufacturing |
| AMF | Additive Manufacturing File Format |
| ASA | Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate |
| BAAM | Big area additive manufacturing |
| BJT | Binder jetting |
| BPM | Ballistic particle manufacturing |
| CIM | Ceramic injection molding |
| CLIP | Continuous liquid interface production |
| CMB | CMB file; Controlled metal buildup |
| CNC | Computerized numerical control |
| CT | Computed tomography scan |
| DED | Directed energy deposition |
| DiAM | Diode-based Additive Manufacturing |
| DIW | Direct ink writing |
| DLM | Direct laser melting |
| DLP | Digital light processing |
| DLS | Digital light synthesis |
| DMD | Direct metal deposition |
| DOD | Drop on demand |
| EBM | Electron beam melting |
| EDM | Electrical discharge machining |
| ESD | Electrostatic discharge materials |
| FDM | Fused deposition modeling |
| FEP | Fluorinated ethylene propylene |
| FFF | Fused filament fabrication |
| FGF | Fused granulate fabrication |
| FMP | Flowable metal paste |
| FTI | Film transfer imaging |
| GDP | Gel dispensed printing |
| HIP | Hot isostatic pressing |
| HIPS | High impact polystyrene |
| HSS | High speed sintering |
| LDEPD | Light-directed electrophoretic deposition |
| LENS | Laser engineered net shaping |
| LOM | Laminated object manufacturing |
| L-PBF | Laser-powder bed fusion |
| LPBF | Laser-powder bed fusion |
| LS | Laser sintering |
| MEM | Melted and extruded modeling |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical systems |
| MEX | Material extrusion |
| MIM | Metal injection molding |
| MJF | Multi-jet fusion |
| MJP | MultiJet printing |
| MJT | Material jetting; MJ |
| MPBF | Metal powder bed fusion |
| NPJ | Nanoparticle jetting |
| P3 | Programmable PhotoPolymerization |
| PBF | Powder bed fusion |
| PBT | Polybutylene terephthalate |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PEI | Polyetherimide; ULTEM |
| PETG | Polyethylene terephthalateglycol |
| PIM | Plastic injection molding |
| PJP | Plastic jet printing |
| PP | Polypropolene |
| PPS | Polyphenylene sulfide; Polyphenylsulfone; PPSF; PPSU |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PU | Polyurethane |
| PVA | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| RP | Rapid prototyping |
| RT | Rapid tooling |
| SAF | Selective absorption fusion |
| SGC | Solid ground curing |
| SHL | Sheet lamination |
| SHS | Selective heat sintering |
| SLA | Stereolithography |
| SLM | Selective laser melting |
| SLRS | Selective laser reaction sintering |
| SLS | Selective laser sintering |
| STEP | Selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process |
| TPE | Thermoplastic elastomer |
| UAM | Ultrasonic additive manufacturing |
| VAM | Volumetric 3D printing; Volumetric additive manufacturing |
| VPP | Vat photopolymerization |