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The abbreviations across the top of the report are indicators of the IEEE grade.
| HM - Honorary Member | LM - Life Member |
| LF - Life Fellow | M - Member |
| F - Fellow | PM - Pending Member |
| LS - Life Senior | LA - Life Associate |
| SM - Senior Member | A - Associate |
| PS - Pending Senior | Students - Student Members |
The categories on the left margin of the report are defined as:
Active Membership Last Month : The IEEE membership total of the previous month.
| Elections | New applicants |
| Arrears Paid | Late dues renewing members |
| Reinstatements | Former IEEE members reinstating membership after a break in active membership for a year or more |
| Transfers To | Indicates members who have been transferred to this grade column, e.g., a Member has been elevated to Senior Member grade |
| Moved Into Region | Indicates members who have moved into this IEEE geographical Region or Section |
| Corrections To | An administrative correction to data |
| Total Additions | The sum of the above stated addition categories |
| Arrears | Members terminated this month for nonpayment of dues |
| Resigned | Members who have requested that their membership be terminated |
| Deceased | Members who have died |
| Transfers From | Indicates members who have been transferred from this grade column e.g., a Senior Member has been elevated from Member grade. |
| Moved Out of Region | Indicates members who have moved from this IEEE geographical Region or Section |
| Corrections From | An administrative correction to data |
| Total Deletions | The sum of the above stated deletion categories |
| Active this Month | The sum of the prior month's membership total plus this month's total of membership additions and deletions |
| Active Prior Year | The active membership statistics same month of the prior year |
| Loss/Gain | The numeric difference from the year's membership |
| Loss Gain Percentage | The percentage difference from the prior year's membership |
| Arrears This Month | The YTD non-renewing member loss total as of this month |
| Arrears Prior Year | The YTD non-renewing members loss total in prior year |
| Resigned This Month | Member YTD terminating IEEE membership as of this month |
| Resigned Prior Year | Members YTD terminating IEEE membership in prior year |