Abstract |
A term for a user provided narrative entry which describes, defines, or synopsizes an asset. |
AECMA |
Association Europeenne des Constructeurs de Materiel Aerospatial |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASRL |
Army SGML Registry and Library |
Attribute (of an element) |
A qualifier indicating a property of an element, other than its type (which is done by a generic identifier) or its content (which is delimited by start-tags and end-tags). Attributes are only found on start-tags, and can indicate reference identifiers, confidentiality, formatting information, and so on. |
Attribute Definition |
A member of an attribute definition list within an attribute list declaration. It declares an attribute name, specifies the form and SGML-specific aspects of possible values, and specifies the action (such as providing a default value) to be taken if an attribute's value is not specified. In the display under ATTRIBUTE (DEFINITION) LIST DECLARATION, each attribute definition is shown as: name_of_attribute allowable_values default |
Attribute (Specification) List |
Markup that is a set of one or more attribute specifications, shown as:
The markup is used within a Start Tag, as in: <element_name attribute="value" attribute="value" attribute="value"> |
Attribute (Definition) List Declaration |
A markup declaration that associates an attribute definition list with one or more element types, shown as: <ATTLIST name_of_associated_element(s) name_of_attribute allowable_values default> |
Business Plan |
Description of the result oriented tasks to be progressed by the NCMB (two-year scope with annual update) |
CALS |
Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support (previously known as Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support) |
CEN |
European Committee for Standardization |
CENELEC |
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
CENELEC/ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
CFS |
Center for Standards |
CITIS |
Contractor Integrated Technical Information Service |
Constructs |
Document type definitions (DTDs), formatting output specification instances (FOSIs), and SGML tag narrative definitions. |
COTS |
Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
CNAD |
Conference of National Armaments Directors |
CSL |
CALS SGML Library |
CSR |
CALS SGML Registry |
DCA |
Document Class Authority |
DDRS |
Defense Data Repository System |
Declaration |
The SGML declaration defines which characters are used in a document instance, which syntax the DTD is written in, which SGML features are used, and so on. It is supposed to accompany each SGML document, although a default to the one described in the standard may be assumed. |
DISA |
Defense Information Systems Agency |
Document Instance |
The instance is the actual document text and its accompanying SGML tags conforming to the specifications and restrictions set forth in the DTD. |
Document Type Declaration |
A markup declaration that contains the formal specifications of a document type definition, shown as: <DOCTYPE document_type_name optional_external_identifier [optional_document_type_declaration_subset ]> The declaration invokes a DTD in an SGML document. The document instance of an SGML document must always be preceded by a document type declaration. |
Document Type Definition (DTD) |
A DTD, or Document Type Definition, is an SGML construct used to rigorously and unambiguously describe the structure and content of classes of documents in terms of SGML instances (elements, attributes, entities, etc.). NOTE: "'DTD' is occasionally-but not in compliance with ISO 8879 terminology- used as an abbreviation for 'document type declaration'; it is also an SGML reserved word used in formal public identifiers to indicate that the identified entity is a document type declaration set, and is often used to identify such a set." |
DoD |
Department of Defense (USA) |
DoDISS |
Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards |
DSSSL |
Document Style Semantics and Specification Language |
DTD |
Document Type Definition |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EDIFACT |
EDI For Administration Commerce and Transport (ISO 9735) |
e-i-c |
Element in Context |
Element |
A component of the hierarchical structure defined by a document type declaration or DTD. It is identified in a document instance by descriptive markup, usually a start-tag and end-tag, shown as: <element_type_name attribute=value attribute=value>content of the element</element_type_name> |
Element Type Declaration |
A markup declaration that contains the formal specification of the part of the definition of an element type that deals with the content and markup minimization, shown as: <!ELEMENT element_type_name start_tag_minimization end_tag_minimization content_model_group_or_declared_content content_exceptions> |
Entity |
A unit of information that may be referred to by a symbol in a DTD or in a document instance. Entities may be used for character strings, characters that cannot be keyed in on a keyboard, or for separate files that may be or may not contain SGML data. |
Entity Reference |
A reference that is replaced by an entity, shown as: & entity_name; or %entity_name; the ampersand is used for general entities (referenced in the document element); the percent sign is used for parameter entities (typically referenced in the document type declaration). |
ETM |
Electronic Technical Manual |
FOSI |
Formatting Output Specification Instance is an instance of the Output Specification (OS) that assigns values to the style characteristics for a particular document type declaration. The FOSI uses the syntax of an SGML document instance and is designed to format documents for paper delivery. |
FPSI |
Formatting Presentation Specification Instance is an instance of the Presentation Specification (PS) that assigns values to the style characteristics for a particular document type declaration. The FPSI uses the syntax of an SGML document instance and is designed to format documents for electronic or paper presentation. |
FPI |
Formal Public Identifier |
FPSI |
Formatting Presentation Specification Instance |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
ICOM |
Input, Control, Output, Mechanism |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Committee |
IETM |
Interactive Electronic Technical Manual |
IGES |
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification |
IIG |
NIAG Industrial Interface group |
Information Infrastructure |
Combined architecture of data, applications, information, and communications technology |
IMP |
Information Management Plan |
IPSC |
Information Processing Standards for Computers |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISO 8879 Information Processing |
Text and Office Systems - Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) completely specifies the SGML Meta-language with regard to the grammar and syntax required for the SGML language along with the features that may be optionally enabled for a given SGML application. In addition, ISO 8879 also specifies various procedures for processing SGML notation. |
LSA |
Lead Standardization Activity |
Markup |
The process of adding formatting or other processing commands to a text. |
NCMB |
NATO CALS Management Board |
NCS |
NATO Committee for Standardization |
NIAG |
NATO Industrial Advisory Group |
NICG |
NATO Industrial CALS Group |
NSLB |
NATO Standardization Liaison Board |
Objects |
SGML elements, entities, attributes of elements, public identifiers, notations, and standard tagging schemes. |
OS |
Output Specification |
Output Specification (OS) |
An OS, or Output Specification, provides a rigorously defined set of options for the style characteristics which provide the formatting intent for interchanged SGML-tagged technical publications. The OS has a mechanism for binding the style characteristics to SGML elements and attributes in a document's DTD. The OS is in the form of an SGML DTD. At present, the OS is intended for hard copy composition but can be applied to digital display in limited applications (e.g., non-interactive). |
PA |
Preparing Activity |
Page Fidelity |
The ability to preserve the exact presentation characteristics in addition to the same information on pages exchanged between systems or revisions. |
Page Integrity |
The ability to preserve the exact same information on each page in a manual as it is exchanged between systems or revisions. This does not mean that the information will be presented exactly the same way, but only that it appear between the same page boundaries. |
Parsing |
An SGML parser is a computer application that breaks down an SGML-coded document into a series of logical elements and checks that these elements conform to the model defined in the associated document type declaration. When parsing a document, the SGML parser: · Checks each new character to see if it is part of a general delimiter string that identifies the start of a piece of markup.
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PDL |
Page Description Language |
PfP |
Partnership for Peace |
Preparing Activity |
The DoD activity or the Civilian Agency responsible for the preparation, coordination, issuance, and maintenance of standardization documents. |
Presentation specification (PS) |
A finite set of style characteristics to convey formatting intent for interchange of data to an electronic display medium coupled with a mechanism for binding the style characteristics to logical elements in an SGML document type declaration. The PS uses the syntax of an SGML document type declaration. |
PS |
Presentation Specification |
PSI |
Presentation Specification Instance |
SACEUR |
Supreme Allied Command Europe |
SACLANT |
Supreme Allied Command Atlantic |
SGML |
Standard Generalized Markup Language, as detailed in ISO 8879 and FIPS Pub 152. SGML is a meta language that provides a coherent and unambiguous syntax for describing the logical structure of publications in unambiguous grammar. Formalizes the markup process and frees it of system and processing dependencies. |
SGML Declaration |
An SGML Declaration is an SGML construct which specifies an SGML implementation in terms of the values of the SGML parameters, character set, concrete syntax, optional features, and capacity requirements and the SGML features used. |
SGML Entity |
An entity whose characters are interpreted as markup or data IAW ISO 8879. |
SGML Instance |
An SGML Instance or SGML-tagged document is the collection of data composing a specific document that includes SGML tags (SGML markup) corresponding to elements, their attributes, entity references, etc. The SGML markup conforms to the document's DTD. |
SGML Parser |
An SGML parser is a computer program or a specialized code compiler called a "parser." An SGML parser first processes (or "parses") an SGML Declaration defining the particular SGML implementation and stores this SGML environment. Then the SGML parser can be used to process (or "parse") a DTD to determine its conformance regarding grammar and syntax to ISO 8879 and the SGML Declaration for that SGML application. The SGML parser can then be used to process an instance of a particular document to determine the conformance of the instance to both SGML grammar and syntax and the DTD. |
SMA |
Standardized Management Activity |
STARS |
Software Technology for Adaptable, Reliable Systems |
STEP |
STandard for the Exchange of Product model data |
Tag or Tagging |
Adding tags (descriptive markups) to document data. |
Task |
A sequence of user actions with a definite beginning and an end. User tasks relate to installation checkout operation, and maintenance of systems or equipment. Tasks may contain procedures and in turn steps to complete the assigned task. |
Technical Publication Verification: |
This term refers to the parsing of the digital data stream containing a publication to assure compliance with the standard (SGML, CCITT, CGM, IGES) to which it was written. There is no intent in this term to imply the validation/verification process used to certify the content of the publication. |
TLIMP |
Through Life Information Management Plan |
TM |
Technical Manual |
URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
Work Package |
Presentation of information functionally divided into individual task packages in the logical order of work sequence. The work packages shall be stand-alone general information, operating, maintenance, troubleshooting, parts, and supporting information units containing all information required for directing task performance. Work packages may be given to a soldier(s) so they may have complete instructions for accomplishing a task. |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
X.12 |
American National Standards Institute / Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI/ASC) standard for EDI |
