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Acronym Meaning / Definition
-10 Manual Publication Level (Operator only) – Army
2028 Manual Correction Form – Army
13&P Manual Publication Level (Operator, Maintainer, & RPSTL) – Army
23&P Manual Publication Level (Maintainer & RPSTL) – Army
AAL Additional Authorized List
ACAT Acquisition Category
ADDIE Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate
AFTO Air Force Technical Order
AI Artificial Intelligence
AIA Aerospace Industries Association
AMM Aircraft Maintenance Manual
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API Application Program Interface
ATA Air Transport Association.
ATO Authority to Operate
BIT/BI Built-In Test/Built-In Test Equipment
BOM Bill of Material
BR Business Rules
BREX Business Rules Exchange
CBIT Computer-Based Interactive Training
CAGE Commercial And Government Entity
CBM Condition Based Maintenance
CBT Computer Based Training
CDR Critical Design Review
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List
CLIN Contract Line Item Number
CMM Component Maintenance Manual
CMMC Cyber Security Maturity Model Certification
CMS Content Management System
CoN Certificate of Networthiness
COTS Commercial Off The Shelf
CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee
CSDB Common Source Database
CSO Contract Security Officer
CSP Customer Support Plan
CTLs Critical Task List
CUI Controlled Unclassified Information
DATMs Department of the Army Technical Manuals
DED Data Element Definition
DII COE Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating Environment (COE) is a measured, pragmatic approach to software.
DTD Document Type Definition, used in XML
D/TO Delivery Order, Task Order
DAC Days After Contract
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Administration
DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
DEP Draft Equipment Publication (PTM1)
DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
DIACAP DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process
DID Data Item Description
DLIS Defense Logistics Information System
DM Data Module
DMC Data Module Code
DMRL Data Module Requirements List
DTD Document Type Definition
EAR Export Administration Regulations
ECN Engineering Change Notice
ECP Engineering Change Proposals
EDFP Engineering Data For Provisioning
EDIL Expendable & Durable Items
EIBS Enterprise Information Business System
EIMS Enterprise Information Management System
EMS Electronic Maintenance System
EN Engineering Notice
EPC Electronic Parts Catalog
ETIMS Enhanced Technical Information Management System
ETM Electronic Technical Manual
ETO Electronic Technical Order
ETool Electronic Tool
ETP Electronic Technical Publication
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAT First Article Test
FCL Facility Clearance
FDEP Final Draft Equipment Publication (PTM3)
FFP Firm Fixed Price
FFP LOE Firm Fixed Price Level of Effort
FIM Fault Isolation Manual
FLIS Federal Logistics Information System
FLMNET Field Level Maintenance New Equipment Training
FMEA/
FMECA
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis/Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis
FMS Foreign Military Sales
FOSI Formatting Output Specification Instance, a nonstandard style sheet language
FOTF Flightline of the Future
FOUO For Office Use Only
FRB Functional Requirements Board
FRC Functional Reproducible Copy
FSC Federal Supply Code
FSO Facility Security Officer
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FUGS Functional User Guides
GAMA General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
GFE Government-Furnished Equipment
GFI Government-Furnished Items
GFM Government-Furnished Materials
GFP Government-Furnished Property
GFS Government-Furnished Software
GOTS Government Off-The-Shelf
GSE Ground Support Equipment
HOT Hands-On Trainer
HRM Heavy Repair Maintenance (Manual)
HTML Hypertext Markup Language
I&KPT Instructor and Key Personnel Training
IAW In Accordance With
IBS Integrated Business System
IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
IEM Interactive Electronic Manual
IETM Interactive Electronic Technical Manual
IETP Interactive Electronic Technical Publication
ILS Integrated Logistics Support
ILSP Integrated Logistics Support Plan
ILT Instructor Led Training
IMI Interactive Multimedia Instruction
IMS Integrated Master Schedule
IPB Illustrated Parts Breakdown
IPC Illustrated Parts Catalog
IPR In Process Review
IPS Integrated Product Support
IPT Integrated Product Team
ISMS Information Security Management System
ITAR Int’l Traffic on Arms Regulations
ITCSC Information Technology System Categorization and Selection Checklist
ITP Insider Threat Program
LCC Life Cycle Cost
LCN Logistics Control Number
LMI Logistics Support Management Information
LMP Logistics Modernization Program
LMS Learning Management System
LO Lube Order
Log Demo Logistics Demo – proving maintainability
LORA Level of Repair Analysis
LPD Logistics Product Data
LRIP Low Rate Initial Production
LRU Line Replaceable Unit
LSA Logistics Support Analysis
LORA Level of Repair Analysis
LRU Line Replaceable Unit
MAC Maintenance Allocation Chart
MFT Multi-Functional Team
MIL-DIT Military Detail Specification
MIL-SPEC Military Specification
MIL-STD Military Standard
MIS Maintenance Information Systems
ML Machine Learning
MOS Military Occupational Specialty
MPP Maintenance, Publications & Provisioning
MRO Maintenance, Repair, and Operations/Overhaul
MROi Maintenance, Repair, and Operations/Overhaul Information
MRP Mandatory Replacement Parts
MTA Maintenance Task Analysis
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MTL Master Task List
MTTR Mean Time To Repair
MWO Modification Work Order
MX Maintenance
NAICS National American Industry Classification System
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NET New Equipment Training
NHA Next Higher Assembly
NMWR National Maintenance Work Requirement
NOR Notice Of Revision
NSN National Stock Number
OCI Organizational Conflicts of Interest
OCR Optical Character Recognition
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OPNET Operator New Equipment Training
OPSEC Operational Security
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PDEP Preliminary Draft Equipment Publication (PTM2)
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PIMS Parts Information Management System
PLISN Provisioning Line Item Sequence Number
PLM Product Lifecycle Management
PLM/i Product Lifecycle Management Information
PMCS Preventative Maintenance Checks & Services
PMM Predictive Maintenance Module
PMR Program Management Review
POC Point of Contact
POI Plan of Instruction
POMX Point of Maintenance
POP Period of Performance
POR Program of Record
PPL Provisioning Parts List
PRR Production Readiness Review
PTD Provisioning Technical Documentation
PTM Preliminary Tech Manual
PTM1 Preliminary Technical Manual (Stage Gate Related)
PTO Preliminary Technical Order
PWS Performance Work Statement
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
QMP Quality Management Plan
QMS Quality Management System
R&R Repair and Replacement
RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance
RFP Request for Proposal
RMS Running Maintenance & Servicing (Manual)
ROM Rough Order of Magnitude
RPSTL Repair Parts and Special Tools List
RSM Repair Station Manual
S1000D S1000D is an international specification for the procurement and production of technical publications.
S3000L International specification for Logistics Support Analysis – LSA
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SCIF Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLCM Service Life Cycle Management
SLEP Svc. Life Extension Program
SLM Service Lifecycle Management
SME Subject Matter Expert
SMR Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability
SMS Safety Management System
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOW Statement of Work
SRR Systems Requirements Review
SSO Single Sign On
STC Society of Technical Communication
SVR System Verification Review
T&M Time & Material
T3 Train the Trainer
TB Tech Bulletin
TCM Technical Content Manager
TCTO Time Compliance Technical Order
TDA Technical Data Assessment
TDC Training Development Capability
TDMG Tech Data Management Gateway
TDP Technical Data Package
TIR Test Incident Report
TM Technical Manual
TMCR Technical Manual Contract Requirement
TMDE Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment
TMP Task Management Plan
TMMS Technical Manual Management System
TO Technical Order
TOAP Technical Order Authoring and Publishing System
TOLCM Technical Order Life Cycle Management
TOLCMP Technical Order Life Cycle Management Plan
TOMA Technical Order Manager/Agency
TRM Technical Requirements Document
TSP Training Support Package
UOC Usable On Code
WDM Wiring Diagram Manual
WEBFLIS Federal Logistics Information System Web Search
WIP Work In Process
WP Work Package
XML eXtensible Markup Language

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