| 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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