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Acronym | Definition |
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AADL | Architecture Analysis & Design Language |
ACM | Association for Computing Machinery |
ADPE | Automated Data Processing Equipment |
ALB | Automated Link Builder |
AM | Asset Management |
AoA | Analysis of Alternatives |
APPEL | Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership |
APPS | Agency Principles and Processes |
ARC | Ames Research Center |
ATMOS | Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy |
ATTR | Acceptance Test Readiness Review |
BiCE | Best-in-Class Example. |
BIT | built in test |
BOE | basis of estimate |
BP | Best Practice. |
BPR | Baseline Performance Review |
BSP | Board Support Package |
Acronym | Definition |
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C & I | Coding and Integration |
CAB | Change Authorization Board |
CAD-CAM | Computer-Aided Design/and Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
CADRe | Cost Analysis Data Requirement |
CAS | Credibility Assessment Scale |
CCB | Change Control Board or Configuration Control Board |
CCP | Commercial Crew Program |
CDR | Critical Design Review |
CE | Chief Engineer |
CEP | Complex Event Processing |
CER | Code Error Rate or Cost Estimating Relationship |
CHMO | Chief Health and Medical Officer |
CI | Configuration Item |
CIO | Chief Information Officer |
CLCS | Checkout Launch Control System |
CMMI-DEV | Capability Maturity Model® Integration® (CMMI®) for Development |
CMP | Configuration Management Plan |
CMU | Carnegie Mellon University |
CO | Contracting Officer |
COCOMO | Constructive Cost Model |
COOP | Continuity of Operations Plan |
CoP | Community of Practice |
COR | Contracting Officer Representative |
COTR | Contracting Officer Technical Representative |
COTS | Commercial Off the Shelf |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CR | Change Request |
CSA | Configuration Status Accounting |
CSAFS-SAFS | Central/Standard Autonomous File Server |
CSC | Computer Software Component |
CSCI | Computer Software Configuration Item |
CSMA | Center SMA |
CSU | computer software unit |
DACUM | Developing a Curriculum |
DAR | Decision Analysis and Resolution |
DAS | Demand Access Service |
DBMS | Database Management System |
DCD | Data Capture and Delivery |
DCR | Database Change Request |
DDAS | Digital Data Acquisition System |
DDI | Data Delivery Interfaces |
DDP | Digital Data Processor |
DDS | Detailed Design Specification |
DGA | Designated Governing Authority |
DID | Data Item Description |
DLA | Design Logic Analysis |
DO | Defense Order |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DoDAF | Department of Defense Architecture Framework |
DPC | designated point of contact |
DR | Discrepancy Report |
DRAM | Dynamic Random Access Memory |
DSRC | Dryden Space Research Center |
DSS | Data Storage & Staging |
DTF | Development and Test Facility |
DTN | Delay Tolerant Network |
DTR | Detailed Technical Review |
Acronym | Definition |
EC | Equipment Cost(s) |
ECB | Engineering Change Board |
ECC | Emergency Control Center |
ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
ECR | Engineering Change Requests |
EDG | Edison Design Group |
EDL | Entry, Descent, and Landing |
EEE | Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical |
EEI | Engineering Excellence Initiative |
EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
EET | End-to-End Test |
ENC | Encoding/Decoding |
ER | Enhancement Report |
ETA | Engineering Technical Authority |
EVA | Extra Vehicular Activity |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation or Federal Acquisition Requirement |
FCA | Functional Configuration Audit |
FDC | Failure Detection and Correction |
FDIR | Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery |
FDP | File Data Processing |
FFRDC | Federally Funded Research and Development Center |
FMEA | Failure Mode Effects Analysis |
FMECA | Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis |
FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
FRACAS | Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System |
FRR | Flight Readiness Review |
FS | Flight System |
FSW | Flight Software |
FTA | Fault Tree Analysis |
FTD | Fault Tolerant Design |
FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
FTS | Frequency & Timing Subsystem |
Acronym | Definition |
Gbps | Gigabyte per second |
GCC | GNU Compiler Collection |
GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
GIDEP | Government-Industry Data Exchange Program |
GN&C | Guidance, Navigation, and Control |
GNC | guidance, navigation, and control |
GOTS | Government Off-the-Shelf Software |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GQM | Goal/Question/Metric (methodology). |
GRC | Glenn Research Center |
GS | Ground System |
GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
HDBK | Handbook |
HLD | High Level Design |
HW | Hardware |
HWCI | Hardware Configuration Items |
Acronym | Definition |
I&T | Integration and Test |
IA | Information Assurance or Independent Assessment. |
IBA | IV&V Board of Advisors |
ICD | Interface Control Document |
IDD | Interface Design Description |
IDE | Integrated Development Environment |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IF | Intermediate Frequency or Inter-Facility Link |
IMS | Integrated Master Schedule |
IN | Integrated Network |
INA | Integrated Network Architecture |
INM | Integrated Network Management |
INOC | Integrated Network Operations Center |
IO | Input/Output |
IOC | Initial Operational Capability |
IP | Intellectual Property or Internet Protocol |
IPAO | Independent Program Assessment Office |
IPEP | IV&V Project Execution Plan |
IPS | Institutional Programmatic Support |
IR | Inheritance Review |
IRD | Interface Requirements Document |
ISD | Information Systems Division |
ISE | Integrated Service Execution |
ISO | International Standards Organization |
ISS | International Space Station |
ISSO | Information System Security Officer |
IT | Information Technology |
ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
IV&V | Independent Verification and Validation |
IVV | Also IV&V |
JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
JSC | Johnson Space Center |
Acronym | Definition |
KDP | Key Decision Point |
KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
KSLOC | Kilo/Thousand Source Lines of Code |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LaRC | Langley Research Center |
LCO | Link Control Operators |
LIDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
LL | Lessons Learned |
LLD | Low Level Design |
LLDP | Link Layer Data Processor |
LOC | Lines of Code |
LOE | Level of Effort |
LPS | Launch Processing System |
LRM | Low Rate Modem |
LRU | Line Replacable Unit or Lowest Replacable Unit |
Acronym | Definition |
M&A | Measurement and Analysis. See also M-A. |
M&S | Models and Simulations |
MA | Multiple Access |
MCO | Mars Climate Orbiter |
MCR | Mission Concept Review |
MD | Mission Directorate |
MDBS | Model Based Development System |
MDM | Metadata Manager |
MDR | Mission Definition Review |
MER | Mars Exploration Rover |
MIB | Mishap Investigation Board |
MICD | Mechanical Interface Control Drawing |
MO | Mars Observer |
MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
MOC | Mission Operations Center |
MoDAF | British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework |
MODEM | Modulator / demodulator |
MOTS | Modified off-the-shelf Software |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MPL | Mars Polar Lander |
MRC | Monthly Recurring Cost(s) |
MRR | Mission Readiness Review |
MSFC | Marshall Space Flight Center |
MSG | Management Steering Group |
MSL | Mars Science Laboratory |
MSR | Monthly Status Review |
MSSC | Mission Software Steering Committee |
MTBF | Mean Time Between Failures |
MTTR | Mean Time to Repair |
MUX | Multiplex |
NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NC&C | Network Asset Configuration & Control |
NCS | Network Control System |
NDIA | National Defense Industrial Association |
NEN | NASA Engineering Network |
NGN | NASA Ground Network |
NHB | NASA Handbook |
NISN | NASA Integrated Services Network |
NIST | National Institute of Technology |
NOC | Network Operations Center |
NOCC | Network Operations Control Center |
NODIS | NASA Online Directives Information System |
NON | Network Operations Node |
NPAS | Network Planning & Analysis System |
NPD | NASA Policy Directive |
NPR | NASA Procedural Requirement |
NRC | Non-Recurring Cost(s) |
NRT | Near Real-Time |
NS | Network Scheduling |
NSAP | Network Service Assurance Plan |
NSC | Non-Safety-Critical |
NSEI | NASA Software Engineering Initiative |
NSEIIP | NASA Software Engineering Initiative Implementation Plan |
NSR | Nominal Slow Rate |
NTP | Network Time Protocol |
NTR | Network Service Assurance Plan (NSAP) Technology Refresh |
Acronym | Definition |
O&M | Operations & Maintenance |
OCE | Office of the Chief Engineer |
OCHMO | Office of Chief Health and Medical Officer |
OCIO | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
ODIN | Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA |
OGOTS | Open Government Off the Shelf |
OMG | Object Management Group |
OOD | Object Oriented Design |
ORR | Operational Readiness Review |
OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
OSMA | HQ Office, Safety and Mission Assurance |
OSS | Open Source Software |
OTS | Off the Shelf |
PAL | Process Asset Library |
PAR | Published Appraisal Results |
PAT | Process Asset Template |
PBMA | Process Based Mission Assurance |
PBRA | Portfolio Based Risk Assessment |
PCA | Physical Configuration Audit |
Probability Distribution function | |
PDR | Preliminary Design Review |
PE | Process Engineering |
PERT | Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
PF | Project Formulation |
PHA | Preliminary Hazard Analysis |
PI | Project Implementation |
PLD | Programmable Logic Device. |
PLOP | physical link operations procedure |
PM | Project Manager |
PM&C | Project Monitoring and Control. See also PM-C. |
PMC | Project Monitoring and Control |
PM-C | Process Monitoring and Control |
PMSR | Preliminary Systems & Mission Review |
POA&M | Plan of actions and milestones |
POC | point of contact |
PP | Project Planning |
PR | Product Release |
PRA | Probabilistic Risk Assessment |
PRACA | Problem Report and Corrective Action |
PRACAS | Problem Reporting and Corrective Action System |
PROM | Persistent memory that cannot be modified. |
PRR | Production Readiness Review |
PSLA | Project Service Level Agreements |
Acronym | Definition |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QPSK | quadrature phase-shift keying |
RAF | Requirements Analysis Form |
RASDS | Reference Architecture for Space Data Systems |
RBA | Risk-Based Assessment |
RFA | Request for Action |
RFP | Request for Proposal |
RID | Review Item Disposition |
RIDS | Review Item Discrepancy System |
RM-ODP | Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing |
ROI | return on investment |
ROM | Rough Order of Magnitude or Read Only Memory |
RT | Real Time |
RTOS | Real-Time Operating System |
RTU | Remote Terminal Unit |
Acronym | Definition |
SA | Software Assurance |
SA&R | Service Accountability and Reporting |
SACR | Software Assurance Classification Report |
SAFS | Standard Autonomous File Server |
SAISO | Senior Agency Information Security Officer |
SAM | Supplier Agreement Management |
SAN | Storage Area Network |
SAP | Software Assurance Plan |
SAR | System Acceptance Review |
SARP | Software Assurance Research Program |
SASS | Software Assurance and Software Safety |
SATERN | System for Administration, Training and Educational Resources for NASA |
SBU | Sensitive But Unclassified |
SC | Safety-Critical |
SCAMPI | Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement |
SCM | Software Configuration Management |
SCMP | Software Configuration Management Plan |
SCR | Software Change Request |
SDD | Software Design Description/Document |
SDLC | Software Development Life Cycle |
SDP | Software Development Plan |
SDR | System Definition Review |
SDRAM | Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory. |
SEB | Source Evaluation Board |
SED | Software Engineering Division |
SEI | Software Engineering Institute |
SEIP | Software Engineering Initiative Plan |
SEL | Software Engineering Laboratory |
SEMP | Systems Engineering Management Plan |
SEPG | Software Engineering Process Group |
SGL | Space Ground Link |
SIMS | Software Inventory Management System |
SIR | System Integration Review |
SIS | Software Interface Specification |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
SLOC | Source Lines of Code |
SLWT | Super Light Weight Tank |
SM | Supplier Monitoring |
SMA | Safety and Mission Assurance |
SMA TA | Safety and Mission Assurance Technical Authority |
SMARTS | Safety and Mission Assurance Requirements Tracking System |
SMDP | Software Management and Development Plan |
SME | Subject Matter Expert |
SMP | Software Management Plan |
SMR | Software Metrics Report |
SMSR | Safety and Mission Success Review |
SNE-E | Space Network Extension - East |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOW | Statement of Work |
SPAN | Software Process Across NASA |
SPC | Shuttle Processing Contract |
SpecTRM | Specification Tools and Requirements Methodology |
SPWG | Space Protection Working Group |
SQA | Software Quality Assurance |
SQAP | Software Quality Assurance Plan |
SRA | Software Release Authority |
SRE | Software Requirements Engineer |
SRR | System Requirements Review |
SRRA | Software Release Request Authorization |
SRS | Software Requirement Specification |
SSA | Source Selection Authority |
SSAMP | Software Supplier Agreement Management Plan |
SSC | Stennis Space Center |
SSE | Software Systems Engineer |
SSP | Software Safety Plan |
STEP | SMA (Safety and Mission Assurance) Technical Excellence Program |
STI | Scientific and Technical Information |
STP | Software Test Plan |
STPr | Software Test Procedure |
STR | Software Test Report |
STS | Shuttle Transportation System |
STSC | Software Technology Support Center |
SUM | Software User's Manual |
SVD | Software Version Description |
SVVP | Software Verification and Validation Plan |
SW | Software |
SWE | Software Engineering |
SWEET | Software Engineering Technical Excellence Training |
SWEHB | Software Engineering Handbook. |
SWG | Software Working Group |
SwRR | Software Requirements Review |
SysML | Systems Modelling Language |
TA | Technical Authority |
TBD | To Be Determined |
TBR | To Be Resolved |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
TDN | Temporal Dependence Network |
TIM | Technical Interface Meeting |
TM | technical manual or time management |
TOGAF | The Open Group Architecture Forum |
TPM | Technical Performance Measures |
TRR | Test Readiness Review |
TS&R | Technical Scope and Rigor |
TT&C | Tracking, Telemetry and Command |
Acronym | Definition |
UAT | User Acceptance Testing |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
UDTP | User Data Transfer Proxy |
UIP | User Interface Proxy |
ULR | Uplink Exciter & Ranging |
UML | Unified Modeling Language |
USA | United Space Alliance |
USB | Universal Serial Bus |
USG | User Service Gateway |
V&V | Verification and Validation. |
VDD | Version Description Document |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
Acronym | Definition |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
WFF | Wallops Flight Facility |
WSTF | White Sands Test Facility |
WY | Work Year |
WYE | Work Year Equivalent |
XMTR | Transmitter |