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CALS (Continuous Acquisition and Lifecycle Support)

[pronounced 'kalz'] Set of standards (before 1994 standing for Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support), including DTDs, CCITT Group IV, CGM and IGES, and an electronic delivery standard for transfer of documentation between defence contractors and the US Department of Defense. Notable for CALS tables and the CALS declaration. Contact http://www.acq.osd.mil/cals/.

CALS declaration

An SGML Declaration defined for use with CALS DTD. Notable primarily for extending the number of characters allowed in element and attribute names from 8 to 32.

CALS table

An SGML table model defined in the DTDs developed in the CALS initiative, now used in many other applications due to widespread software ...

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