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Abbreviation table

HTS High-throughput sequencing. More or less synonymous to NGS.
NGS Next-generation sequencing. More or less synonymous to HTS, the problem is always to know which generation you are coming next to.
PSSM Position-specific scoring matrix
PWM Position-Weight Matrix. A PWM is a specific type of PSSM, where cells indicate the weight score, as defined by Hertz and Stormo (1999). In some articles PWM us used in a more general sense, as a synonym of PSSM.
TF Transcription factor
TFBM Transcription factor binding motif
TFBS Transcription factor binding site

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