Acronym List

AAQ: Academy of Aerospace Quality
AD/AB: As Designed/As Built
ADP: Acceptance Data Package
AHP: Analytical Hierarchy Process
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
APL: Advanced Physics Laboratory
AS: Aerospace Standard
ASR: Alternative System Review
ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM: American Standard for Testing of Materials
AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System
C: Celsius
CAP: COTS Acquisition Process
CAT: Corrective Action Teams
CBCPS: Contract Based COTS Performance Selection
CCB: Change Control Board
CCS: Control Center System
CDR: Critical Design Review
CDRL: Contract Deliverable
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CI: Commercial Item
CI: Configuration Item
CID: Commercial Item Description
CIO: Chief Information Officer
CM: Configuration Management
CMP: Configuration Management Plan
COP: Cost of Poorly Performing Processes
COPQ: Cost of Poor Quality
COTS: Commercial Off the Shelf
CR: Change Request
CSCI: Computer Software Configuration Item
DAU: Defense Acquisition University
dB: Decibels
DemVal: Demonstration and Validation
DFMEA: Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
DIP: Dual in-line
DLMS: Defense Logistics Management System
DM: Documentation Management
DoD: Department of Defense
DPA: Destructive Physical Analysis
DR: Data Requirement
ECD: Estimated Completion Date
ECP: Engineering Change Proposal
EIA: Electrical Industries Alliance
EMD: Engineering and Manufacturing Development
ESD: Electro Static Discharge
ESDA: Electrostatic Discharge Association
EV: Earned Value
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FAQ: Frequently Asked Question
FAR: Federal Acquisition Regulations
FED: Federal
FFBD: Functional Flow Block Diagram
FIFO: First In First Out
FMEA: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
FMECA: Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis
FOD: Foreign Object Debris
FW: Firmware
GOTS: Government Off the Shelf
GSA: U.S. General Services Administration
GSE: Ground Support Equipment
GSFC: Goddard Space Flight Center
GSN: Goal Structuring Notation
GUI: Graphical User Interface
HAZMAT: Hazardous Material
HDBK: Handbook
HW: Hardware
Hz: Hertz
IAQ: In Accordance With
IASS: International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety
IAW: In Accordance With
IC: Integrated Circuit
ICP: Inventory Control Point
IEEE: Institue of Electrical and Elctronics Engineers
ILS: Integrated Logistics Support
in: Inch
IPC: Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ITRI : Interconnection Technology Research Institute
IV&V: Independent Verification and Validation
IVV: Integration Validation and Verification
JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL: Jet Propulsion Library
JSC: Johnson Space Center
kHz: Kilohertz
km: Kilometers
KSC: Kennedy Space Center
LIGA: Lithograhpie Galvanoformung Abformung
M&S: Modeling and Simulation
m: Meters
MAR: Mission Assurance Requirements
MDT: Mean Downtime
MEM: Micro-Electrical-Mechanical
MIL: Military
MIL-DTL: Military Detail Specifications
MIL-STD: Military Standard
ml: Milliliters
MLDT: Mean Logistics Delay Time
MMT: Mean Maintenance Time
MNS: Mission Need Statement
MOTS: Military Off the Shelf
MOTS: Modified Off the Shelf
MS: Milestone
MSFC: Marshall Space Flight Center
MTTF: Mean Time to Failure
MTTMA: Mean Time to Maintenance Action
MTTR: Mean Time to Repair
NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
NAS: National Aerospace Standards
NASA: National Aeronatuics and Space Administration
NASASTD: NASA Standard
NAVSEA: Naval Sea Systems Command
NC: Non-conformance
NCS: NASA Safety Center
NDI: Nondevelopmental Item
NHB: NASA Handbook
NIST: National Institue of Standards and Technology
nm: Nanometers
NMI: National Measurement Institute
NPD: National Policy Directive
NPR: NASA Procedural Requirement
ns: Nanoseconds
NSTS: NASA Space Transportation System
NWTC: NASA Workmanship Technical Committee
OI: Operating Instruction
ORD: Operational Requirements Document
ORR: Operational Requirements Review
OS: Observation Sheet
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTSO: Off-The-Shelf Option
PBW: Parts by Weight
PC: Personal Computer
PCA: Physical Configuration Audit
PCB: Printed Circuit Board
PDCA: Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
PDR: Preliminary Design Review
PEMs: Plastic Encapsulated Microcircuits
PERT: Program Evaluation and Review Technique
PFMEA: Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
PIN: Program Instruction Notice
PMBOK: Program Management Book of Knowledge
POP: Program Operating Procedure
PORE: Procurement-Oriented Requirements Engineering
PPBS: Planning, Programming and Budgeting System
PSI: Pounds per Square Inch
PTH: Plated Through Hole
PWA: Printed Wiring Assembly
PWB: Printed Wiring Board
QA: Quality Assurance
QCs: Quality Circles
QIT: Quality Improvement Teams
QM: Quality Manual
QSL: Quality Status List
RFP: Request for Proposal
RM: Records Management
RMA: Reliability, Maintainability and Availability
SAARIS: Surveys, Audits, Assessments, Reviews Information System (SAARIS)
SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers
SAR: System Acceptance Review
SCM: Software Configuration Management
SDCA: Standardize-Do-Check-Act cycle
SDR: Shelf life discrepancy report
SEMI: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
SEMP: System Engineering Management Plan
SEPG: System Engineering Process Group
SEWG: System Engineering Working Group
SFR: System Functional Review
SI: Software Item
SMS: Supplier Management System
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
SOW: Statement of Work
SRR: Ship Readiness Review
SRR: System Requirements Review
SSP: Space Station Program
STACE: Social-Technical Approach to COTS Evaluation
STD: Standard
SVR: System Verification Review
SW: Software
T&E: Test and Evaluation
TIA: Telecommunications Industry Association
TQM: Total Quality Management
TRR: Test Readiness Review
U.S.C.: United States Code
USCG: United States Coast Guard
UUT: Unit Under Test
UV: Ultraviolet
V&V: Verification and Validation
VME: VersaModule Eurocard
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure
WC&H: Wire Crimping and Harness
WHMA: Wiring Harness Manufacturers Association
XML: eXtensive Markup Language