Stute, KatharinaKatharinaStuteGossé, Louisa KLouisa KGosséMontero-Hernandez, SamuelSamuelMontero-HernandezPerkins, Guy AGuy APerkinsYücel, Meryem AMeryem AYücelCutini, SimoneSimoneCutiniDurduran, TurgutTurgutDurduranEhlis, Ann-ChristineAnn-ChristineEhlisFerrari, MarcoMarcoFerrariGervain, JuditJuditGervainMesquita, Rickson CRickson CMesquitaOrihuela-Espina, FelipeFelipeOrihuela-EspinaQuaresima, ValentinaValentinaQuaresimaScholkmann, FelixFelixScholkmannTachtsidis, IliasIliasTachtsidisTorricelli, AlessandroAlessandroTorricelliWabnitz, HeidrunHeidrunWabnitzYodh, Arjun GArjun GYodhCarp, Stefan AStefan ACarpDehghani, HamidHamidDehghaniFang, QianqianQianqianFangFantini, SergioSergioFantiniHoshi, YokoYokoHoshiNiu, HaijingHaijingNiuObrig, HellmuthHellmuthObrigKlein, FranziskaFranziskaKleinArtemenko, ChristinaChristinaArtemenkoBajracharya, AahanaAahanaBajracharyaBarth, BeatrixBeatrixBarthBartkowski, ChristianChristianBartkowskiBorot, LénacLénacBorotBulgarelli, ChiaraChiaraBulgarelliBusch, David RDavid RBuschChojak, MalgorzataMalgorzataChojakDeFreitas, Jason MJason MDeFreitasDiprossimo, LauraLauraDiprossimoDresler, ThomasThomasDreslerEken, AykutAykutEkenElsherif, Mahmoud MMahmoud MElsherifEmberson, Lauren LLauren LEmbersonExner, AnnaAnnaExnerFerdous, Talukdar RaianTalukdar RaianFerdousFiske, AbigailAbigailFiskeForbes, Samuel HSamuel HForbesGemignani, JessicaJessicaGemignaniGerloff, ChristianChristianGerloffGuérin, Ségolène M RSégolène M RGuérinGuevara, EdgarEdgarGuevaraHamilton, Antonia F de CAntonia F de CHamiltonHadi Hosseini, S MS MHadi HosseiniJain, DivyaDivyaJainKerr-German, Anastasia NAnastasia NKerr-GermanKong, HaiyanHaiyanKongKroczek, AgnesAgnesKroczekLonghurst, Jason KJason KLonghurstLührs, MichaelMichaelLührsMacLennan, Rob JRob JMacLennanMehler, David M ADavid M AMehlerMeidenbauer, Kimberly LKimberly LMeidenbauerMoreau, DavidDavidMoreauMutlu, Murat CMurat CMutluOrti, RenatoRenatoOrtiParanawithana, IsharaIsharaParanawithanaPinti, PaolaPaolaPintiJounghani, Ali RahimpourAli RahimpourJounghaniReindl, VanessaVanessaReindlRoss, Nicholas ANicholas ARossSanchez-Alonso, SaraSaraSanchez-AlonsoSeidel-Marzi, OliverOliverSeidel-MarziShukla, MohinishMohinishShuklaUsama, Syed ASyed AUsamaTalati, MusaMusaTalatiVergotte, GrégoireGrégoireVergotteAtif Yaqub, MMAtif YaqubYu, Chia-ChuanChia-ChuanYuZainodini, HaniehHaniehZainodini2025-05-052025-05-052025-04https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/210272Significance A shared understanding of terminology is essential for clear scientific communication and minimizing misconceptions. This is particularly challenging in rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary domains that utilize functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), where researchers come from diverse backgrounds and apply their expertise in fields such as engineering, neuroscience, and psychology.Aim The fNIRS Glossary Project was established to develop a community-sourced glossary covering key fNIRS terms, including those related to the continuous-wave (CW), frequency-domain (FD), and time-domain (TD) NIRS techniques.Approach The glossary was collaboratively developed by a diverse group of 76 fNIRS researchers, representing a wide range of career stages (from PhD students to experts) and disciplines. This collaborative process, structured across five phases, ensured the glossary's depth and comprehensiveness.Results The glossary features over 300 terms categorized into six key domains: analysis, experimental design, hardware, neuroscience, mathematics, and physics. It also includes abbreviations, symbols, synonyms, references, alternative definitions, and figures where relevant.Conclusions The fNIRS glossary provides a community-sourced resource that facilitates education and effective scientific communication within the fNIRS community and related fields. By lowering barriers to learning and engaging with fNIRS, the glossary is poised to benefit a broad spectrum of researchers, including those with limited access to educational resources.encontinuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopydiffuse correlation spectroscopyfrequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopyfunctional near-infrared spectroscopyglossarytime-domain near-infrared spectroscopy600 - Technology::610 - Medicine & healtharticle10.48620/877904025645610.1117/1.NPh.12.2.027801