Appendix B. Acronyms

ALM

Application Lifecycle Management

BIST

Built-In Self Test (a common synonym for BIT)

BIT

Built-in Test

CCB

Change Control Board

CM

Configuration Management

COM

Communication

COQUALMO

Constructive QUALity Model

COTS

Commercial off-the-Shelf

CUT

Component under Test

ETA

Event Tree Analysis

FMECA

Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analysis

FP

Function Point

FRP

Full Rate of Production

FTA

Fault Tree Analysis

GEN

General

GIG

Global Information Grid

GOTS

Government off-the-Shelf

HFE

Human Factors Engineering

IBIT

Interrupt-driven Built-in Test

INT

Integration test

IPT

Integrated Product Team

IRAD

Independent Research and Development

ISTQB

International Software Testing Qualification Board

LRIP

Low Rate of Initial Production ...

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