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Please see the table below for an explanation of the acronyms appearing within the SEBoK 0.5.
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The following is a list of acronyms and abbreviations which are used within the ‘‘Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK).’’  If you notice any acronyms that should be added, please include this in your review, using the “Discussion” tab above.
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!Definition
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|AADL
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|Architecture Analysis and Design Language
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|ACM
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|Association for Computing Machinery
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|ACS
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|Automated Case Support
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|AECL
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|Atomic Energy of Canada
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|-
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|AF
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|Architecture Framework
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|AFI
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|Air Force Instruction (USA)
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|-
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|AHP
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|Analytical Hierarchy Process
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|-
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|AIA
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|Aerospace Industries Association
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|-
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|AIT
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|Analysis and Integration Team
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|-
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|ALT
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|Accelerated Life Testing
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|-
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|ANSI
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|American National Standards Institute
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|-
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|APPEL
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|Academy Program/Project & Engineering Leadership
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|-
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|B2B
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|Business to Business
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|-
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|B2C
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|Business to Consumer
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|-
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|BKCASE
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|Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering
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|-
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|BPM
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|Business Process Modeling
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|-
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|BPMN
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|Business Process Modeling Notation
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|-
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|BSS
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|Business Support Systems
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|-
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|CAS
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|Complex Adaptive System
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|-
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|CASE
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|Complex Adaptive Systems Engineering
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|-
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|CDF
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|Cumulative Distribution Function
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|-
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|CDR
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|Critical Design Review
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|-
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|CE
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|Compromising Emission
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|-
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|CM
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|Configuration Management
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|-
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|CMMI
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|Capability Maturity Model Integration
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|-
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|COTS
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|Commercial-off-the-Shelf
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|-
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|CRM
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|Customer Relationship Management
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|-
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|CSF
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|Critical Success Factor
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|-
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|CSI
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|Continuous Service Improvement
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|-
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|DAU
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|Defense Acquisition University (USA)
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|-
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|DIA
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|Denver International Airport
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|-
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|DIS
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|Distributed Interactive Simulation
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|-
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|DLA
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|Defense Logistics Agency
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|-
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|DMAIC
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|Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
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|-
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|DoD
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|Department of Defense (DoD)
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|-
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|DoDAF
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|Department of Defense Architecture Framework (USA)
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|-
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|DoDD
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|Department of Defense Directive (USA)
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|-
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|DoDI
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|Department of Defense Instruction (USA)
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|-
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|DoJ
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|Department of Justice (USA)
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|-
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|e-TOM
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|Enhanced-Telecomm Operations
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|-
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|EA
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|Enterprise Architecture
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|-
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|ECHA
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|European Chemicals Agency
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|-
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|ECP
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|Engineering Change Proposal
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|-
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|EISA
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|Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (USA)
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|-
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|EMC
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|Electromagnetic Capability
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|-
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|EMI
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|Electromagnetic Interference
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|-
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|EMP
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|Electromagnetic Pulse
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|-
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|EPA
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|Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
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|-
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|ERP
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|Enterprise Resource Planning
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|-
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|ES
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|Engineered Systems
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|-
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|ESE
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|Enterprise Systems Engineering
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|-
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|F3I
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|Form, Fit, Function, and Interface
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|-
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|FBI
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|Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA)
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|-
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|FDA
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|Food and Drug Administration (USA)
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|-
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|FFBD
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|Functional Flow Block Diagram
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|-
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|FMECA
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|Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis
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|-
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|FoS
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|Federation of Systems
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|-
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|FRACAS
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|Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System
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|-
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|FUML
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|Foundational Subset for Executable UML Models
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|-
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|G2b
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|Government to Business
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|-
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|G2C
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|Government to Consumer
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|-
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|G2G
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|Government to Government
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|-
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|GDP
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|Gross Domestic Product
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|-
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|GPS
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|Global Positioning System
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|-
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|GQM
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|Goal-Question-Metric
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|-
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|GRCSE
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|Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering
 
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|Acronym 1
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|GST
|Definition 1
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|General System Theory
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|-
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|HAZMAT
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|Hazardous Materials
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|-
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|HCI
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|Human-Computer Interaction
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|-
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|HRO
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|High Reliability Organization
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|-
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|HSI
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|Human Systems Integration
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|-
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|ICT
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|Information and Communications Technology
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|-
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|IDEF0
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|Integration Definition for Functional Modeling (IDEF0)
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|-
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|IEEE
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|Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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|-
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|INCOSE
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|International Council on Systems Engineering
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|-
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|IP
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|Internet Protocol
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|-
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|IPDT
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|Integrated Product Development Team
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|-
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|IPR
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|In-Progress Review
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|-
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|IPT
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|Integrated Product Team
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|-
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|IT
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|Information Technology
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|-
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|ITIL
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|Information Technology Infrastructure Library
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|-
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|ITS
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|Intelligent Transportation System
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|-
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|ITS-ETO
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|Intelligent Transport System-Emergency Transportation Operation
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|-
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|ITSM
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|Information Technology Services Management
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|-
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|ITU
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|International Telecommunications Union
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|-
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|IV&V
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|Integration, Verification, and Validation
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|-
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|KPI
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|Key Performance Indicator
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|-
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|KSAA
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|Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Attitudes
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|-
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|LCC
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|Life Cycle Cost
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|-
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|LCM
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|Life Cycle Management
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|-
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|LSE
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|Lean Systems Engineering
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|-
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|MARTE
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|Modeling and Analysis for Real-Time and Embedded Systems
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|-
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|MBSE
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|Model-Based Systems Engineering
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|-
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|MDA®
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|Model-Driven Architecture
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|-
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|MOD
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|Ministry of Defence
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|-
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|MODAF
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|Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework (UK)
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|-
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|MOE
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|Measure of Effectiveness
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|-
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|MOP
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|Measure of Performance
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|-
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|MOS
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|Mean Opinion Score
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|-
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|MOSES
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|Model Oriented Systems Engineering
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|-
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|MRM
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|Marketing Resource Management
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|-
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|MSA
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|Measurement System Analysis
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|-
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|MSRB
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|Management Safety Review Board
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|-
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|MSTI
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|Miniature Seeker Technology Integration
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|-
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|MTBF
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|Mean Time Between Failures
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|-
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|NASA
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|National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)
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|-
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|NATO
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|North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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|-
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|NETMA
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|NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency
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|-
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|NIST
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|National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)
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|-
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|NLP
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|Neuro-Linguistic Programming
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|-
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|OAM&P
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|Operations, Administration, Management, and provisioning
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|-
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|OEM
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|Original Equipment Manufacturer
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|-
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|OPD
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|Object Process Diagrams
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|-
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|OPL
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|Object Process Language
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|-
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|OSHA
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|Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)
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|-
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|OSS
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|Operations Support Systems
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|-
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|OWL
 +
|Web Ontology Language
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|-
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|P&L
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|Profit and Loss
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|-
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|PDCA
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|Plan, Do, Check, Act
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|-
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|PDR
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|Preliminary Design Review
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|-
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|PFR
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|Problem Failure Report
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|-
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|PHS&T
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|Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation
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|-
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|PM
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|Project Management
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|-
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|PMBOK™
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|Project Management Body of Knowledge
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|-
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|PMI
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|Project Management Institute
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|-
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|POET
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|Political, Operational, Economic, and Technical
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|-
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|PQMI
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|Process Quality Management and Improvement
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|-
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|PRR
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|Production Readiness Review
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|-
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|PSM
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|Practical Software and Systems Measurement
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|-
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|PSS
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|Product-Service System
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|-
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|QAS
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|Quality Assurance System
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|-
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|QoE
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|Quality of Experience
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|-
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|QoS
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|Quality of Service
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|-
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|QVT
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|Query View Transformations
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|-
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|RACI
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|Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
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|-
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|RAM
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|Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
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|-
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|RARA
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|Roles, Authorities, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities
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|-
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|RBD
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|Reliability Block Diagram
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|-
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|RDF
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|Resource Description Framework
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|-
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|REA
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|Responsible Engineering Authority
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|-
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|REACH
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|Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals
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|-
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|REP
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|Risk Element Plan
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|-
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|ReqIF
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|Requirements Interchange Format
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|-
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|RF
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|Radio Frequency
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|-
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|RHP
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|Risk Handling Plan
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|-
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|RMP
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|Risk Management Plan
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|-
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|ROI
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|Return on Investment
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|-
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|RUP
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|Rational Unified Process
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|-
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|SaaS
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|Software as a Service
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|-
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|SBA
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|Service-Based Application
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|-
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|SBS
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|System Breakdown Structure
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|-
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|SCM
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|Software Configuration Management
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|-
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|ScSE
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|Service-Centric Systems Engineering
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|-
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|SDP
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|Service Design Process
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|-
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|SE
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|Systems Engineering
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|-
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|SEAC
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|Systems Engineering Assessment and Control
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|-
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|SEBoK
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|Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge
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|-
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|SEI
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|Software Engineering Institute
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|-
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|SEIT
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|Systems Engineering and Integration Team
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|-
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|SEMP
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|Systems Engineering Management Plan
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|-
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|SEP
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|Systems Engineering Plan
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|-
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|SFR
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|System Functional Review
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|-
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|SKLTS
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|Standard Korean Light Transit System
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|-
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|SLA
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|Service Level Agreement
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|-
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|SLDC
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|Services Development Life Cycle
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|-
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|SLE
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|Service Life Extension
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|-
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|SLEP
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|Service Life Extension Program
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|-
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|SLM
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|Service Level Management
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|-
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|SLOC
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|Source Lines of Code
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|-
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|SLR
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|Service Level Requirement
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|-
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|SOA
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|Service Oriented Architecture
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|-
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|SOAD
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|Service Oriented Analysis and Design/Decision Modeling
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|-
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|SoI
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|System of Interest
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|-
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|SOMA
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|Service Oriented Modeling and Architecture
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|-
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|SOP
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|Service Operations Plan
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|-
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|SoS
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|System of Systems
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|-
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|SPC
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|Statistical Process Control
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|-
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|SRR
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|System Requirements Review
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|-
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|SSDP
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|Service Systems Development Process (SSDP)
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|-
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|SSE
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|Service Systems Engineering
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|-
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|SSME
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|Service System Management and Engineering
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|-
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|SSS
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|Service Support Systems
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|-
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|SVR
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|System Verification Review
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|-
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|SwE
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|Software Engineering
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|-
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|SWEBOK
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|Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
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|SWG
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|Safety Working Group
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|SwSE
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|Software Systems Engineering
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|-
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|SysML
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|Systems Modeling Language
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|TCSE
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|Telecommunication Systems Engineering
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|-
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|TLP
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|Technology Readiness Level
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|-
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|TM
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|Technical Management
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|-
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|TOGAF
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|The Open Group Architecture Framework
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|-
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|TPM
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|Technical Performance Measure
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|-
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|TRR
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|Technical Readiness Review
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|TSE
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|Traditional Systems Engineering
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|-
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|UML
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|Unified Modeling Language
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|V&V
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|Verification and Validation
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|VCF
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|Virtual Case File
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|-
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|WBS
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|Work Breakdown Structure
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|WS
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|Web Services 2.0
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|WS-PBEL
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|Web Services Business Process Execution Language
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|XMI
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|XML Metadata Interchange
 
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Revision as of 20:46, 15 September 2011

The following is a list of acronyms and abbreviations which are used within the ‘‘Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK).’’ If you notice any acronyms that should be added, please include this in your review, using the “Discussion” tab above.


Acronym/Abbreviation Definition
AADL Architecture Analysis and Design Language
ACM Association for Computing Machinery
ACS Automated Case Support
AECL Atomic Energy of Canada
AF Architecture Framework
AFI Air Force Instruction (USA)
AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process
AIA Aerospace Industries Association
AIT Analysis and Integration Team
ALT Accelerated Life Testing
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APPEL Academy Program/Project & Engineering Leadership
B2B Business to Business
B2C Business to Consumer
BKCASE Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering
BPM Business Process Modeling
BPMN Business Process Modeling Notation
BSS Business Support Systems
CAS Complex Adaptive System
CASE Complex Adaptive Systems Engineering
CDF Cumulative Distribution Function
CDR Critical Design Review
CE Compromising Emission
CM Configuration Management
CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration
COTS Commercial-off-the-Shelf
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CSF Critical Success Factor
CSI Continuous Service Improvement
DAU Defense Acquisition University (USA)
DIA Denver International Airport
DIS Distributed Interactive Simulation
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DMAIC Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
DoD Department of Defense (DoD)
DoDAF Department of Defense Architecture Framework (USA)
DoDD Department of Defense Directive (USA)
DoDI Department of Defense Instruction (USA)
DoJ Department of Justice (USA)
e-TOM Enhanced-Telecomm Operations
EA Enterprise Architecture
ECHA European Chemicals Agency
ECP Engineering Change Proposal
EISA Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (USA)
EMC Electromagnetic Capability
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMP Electromagnetic Pulse
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
ES Engineered Systems
ESE Enterprise Systems Engineering
F3I Form, Fit, Function, and Interface
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA)
FDA Food and Drug Administration (USA)
FFBD Functional Flow Block Diagram
FMECA Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis
FoS Federation of Systems
FRACAS Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System
FUML Foundational Subset for Executable UML Models
G2b Government to Business
G2C Government to Consumer
G2G Government to Government
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GPS Global Positioning System
GQM Goal-Question-Metric
GRCSE Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering
GST General System Theory
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
HCI Human-Computer Interaction
HRO High Reliability Organization
HSI Human Systems Integration
ICT Information and Communications Technology
IDEF0 Integration Definition for Functional Modeling (IDEF0)
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering
IP Internet Protocol
IPDT Integrated Product Development Team
IPR In-Progress Review
IPT Integrated Product Team
IT Information Technology
ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library
ITS Intelligent Transportation System
ITS-ETO Intelligent Transport System-Emergency Transportation Operation
ITSM Information Technology Services Management
ITU International Telecommunications Union
IV&V Integration, Verification, and Validation
KPI Key Performance Indicator
KSAA Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Attitudes
LCC Life Cycle Cost
LCM Life Cycle Management
LSE Lean Systems Engineering
MARTE Modeling and Analysis for Real-Time and Embedded Systems
MBSE Model-Based Systems Engineering
MDA® Model-Driven Architecture
MOD Ministry of Defence
MODAF Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework (UK)
MOE Measure of Effectiveness
MOP Measure of Performance
MOS Mean Opinion Score
MOSES Model Oriented Systems Engineering
MRM Marketing Resource Management
MSA Measurement System Analysis
MSRB Management Safety Review Board
MSTI Miniature Seeker Technology Integration
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NETMA NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)
NLP Neuro-Linguistic Programming
OAM&P Operations, Administration, Management, and provisioning
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OPD Object Process Diagrams
OPL Object Process Language
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)
OSS Operations Support Systems
OWL Web Ontology Language
P&L Profit and Loss
PDCA Plan, Do, Check, Act
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PFR Problem Failure Report
PHS&T Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation
PM Project Management
PMBOK™ Project Management Body of Knowledge
PMI Project Management Institute
POET Political, Operational, Economic, and Technical
PQMI Process Quality Management and Improvement
PRR Production Readiness Review
PSM Practical Software and Systems Measurement
PSS Product-Service System
QAS Quality Assurance System
QoE Quality of Experience
QoS Quality of Service
QVT Query View Transformations
RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
RAM Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
RARA Roles, Authorities, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities
RBD Reliability Block Diagram
RDF Resource Description Framework
REA Responsible Engineering Authority
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals
REP Risk Element Plan
ReqIF Requirements Interchange Format
RF Radio Frequency
RHP Risk Handling Plan
RMP Risk Management Plan
ROI Return on Investment
RUP Rational Unified Process
SaaS Software as a Service
SBA Service-Based Application
SBS System Breakdown Structure
SCM Software Configuration Management
ScSE Service-Centric Systems Engineering
SDP Service Design Process
SE Systems Engineering
SEAC Systems Engineering Assessment and Control
SEBoK Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge
SEI Software Engineering Institute
SEIT Systems Engineering and Integration Team
SEMP Systems Engineering Management Plan
SEP Systems Engineering Plan
SFR System Functional Review
SKLTS Standard Korean Light Transit System
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLDC Services Development Life Cycle
SLE Service Life Extension
SLEP Service Life Extension Program
SLM Service Level Management
SLOC Source Lines of Code
SLR Service Level Requirement
SOA Service Oriented Architecture
SOAD Service Oriented Analysis and Design/Decision Modeling
SoI System of Interest
SOMA Service Oriented Modeling and Architecture
SOP Service Operations Plan
SoS System of Systems
SPC Statistical Process Control
SRR System Requirements Review
SSDP Service Systems Development Process (SSDP)
SSE Service Systems Engineering
SSME Service System Management and Engineering
SSS Service Support Systems
SVR System Verification Review
SwE Software Engineering
SWEBOK Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
SWG Safety Working Group
SwSE Software Systems Engineering
SysML Systems Modeling Language
TCSE Telecommunication Systems Engineering
TLP Technology Readiness Level
TM Technical Management
TOGAF The Open Group Architecture Framework
TPM Technical Performance Measure
TRR Technical Readiness Review
TSE Traditional Systems Engineering
UML Unified Modeling Language
V&V Verification and Validation
VCF Virtual Case File
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WS Web Services 2.0
WS-PBEL Web Services Business Process Execution Language
XMI XML Metadata Interchange