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AAR: After-Action Review

ACL: All Critical Learning

ACR: Armored Cavalry Regiment

ADC: Analog-to-Digital Converter

ADDIE : Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

ADL: Advanced Distributed Learning

ADL: Advanced Distributed Learning

ADLI: Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative

ADL-JSAG: Advanced Distributed Learning-Joint Services Advisory Group

ADL-R: Advanced Distributed Learning Registry

ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Signal Loop

ADTLP: Army-wide Doctrinal and Training Literature Program

AFH: Air Force Handbook

AFI: Air Force Instruction

AFS: Air Force Specialty

AFSC: Air Force Specialty Code

AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port

AGR: AICC Guidelines and Recommendations

AI: Artificial Intelligence

AICC: Aviation Industry Computer Based Training CBT Committee

AIS: Alarm Indication Signal

AMSC: Acquisition Management Systems Control

AMSDL: DoD Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

AOC: Army Occupational Code

AOIT: Allocation Of Instructional Time

AP: Acquisition Plan

API: Application Program Interface

ARTEP: Army Training and Evaluation Program

ASAP: As Soon As Possible

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASI: Additional Skill Identifier

ASP : Application Service Provider

ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

ATIA: Army Training Information Architecture

ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATSC: Advanced Television Systems Committee

AU: Assignable Unit

AVI: Audio Visual Interleave

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BER: Bit Error Rate

BIOS: Basic Input/Output System

BLS : Blended Learning Strategy

BMP: Bit Map

BPR: Business Process Reengineering

bps: Bits per second

BSEP: Basic Skills Education Program

BTV : Business Television

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C4I: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligent system

CAI: Computer-Aided Instruction

CALS : Continuous Acquisition and Life‑Cycle Support

CAM : Content Aggregation Model

CAT: Computer Aided Testing

CAT: Computer-Assisted Training

CAV: Constant Angular Velocity

CBA: Cost-Benefit Analysis

CBI: Computer-Based Instruction

CBT: Computer-Based Training

CCITT: Comite Consultatif International Téléphonique et Télégraphique

CCOM : Container for Content Object Metadata

CCP : Common Cartridge Profile

CD: Compact Disc

CDF: Criticality Difficulty Frequency

CD-i: Compact Disc Interactive

CDN : Content Delivery Network

CD-R: CD-Recordable

CDRL: Contract Data Requirements List (DD Form 1423)

CD-ROM: Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory

CD-RW: CD-Rewriteable

CED: Capacitive Electronic Disk

CETA: Cost-Effective Training Analysis

CFE: Contractor Furnished Equipment

CFETP: Career Field Education and Training Plan

CFM: Contractor Furnished Material

CFT: Cockpit Familiarization Trainer

CFX: Command Field Exercise

CGA: Color Graphics Adapter

CGI: Computer-Generated Imagery

CIN: Course Identification Number

CIO: Chief Information Officer

CITIS: Contractor Integrated Technical Information Services

CLIN: Contract Line Item Number

CLV: Constant Linear Velocity

CM: Configuration Management

CMI: Computer-Managed Instruction

CMS: Courseware (or Content) Management Systems

CO : Content Object

CODEC : COder/DECoder

COI : Community of Interest

Co-Lab: Cooperative-Laboratory

CoP : Community of Practice

CORBA : Common Object Request Broker Architecture

CORDRA : Content Object Repository Discovery and Registration/Resolution Architecture

COTS: Commercial Off-The-Shelf

CPL : Content Protection Layer

CPT: Cockpit Procedures Trainer

CPU: Central Processing Unit

CPX: Command Post Exercise

CRT: Cathode Ray Tube

CSDB: Central Server Database

CSF: Course Structure Format

CSRS : Catalog Search and Retrieval System

CSS: Cascading Style Sheet

CTC: Combat Training Center

CTEA: Cost and Training Effectiveness Analysis

CTSB: Critical Task Selection Board

CU: Close-Up

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DAC: Digital-to-Analog Converter

DAM: Digital Asset Management

DAVIS: Defense Automated Visual Information System

dB: Decibel

DBS: Direct Broadcast Satellite

DCOM : Distributed Component Object Model

DDDS: Defense Data Dictionary System

DDM: Defense Data Model

DHTML: Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language

DHTML: Dynamic HTML

DID: Data Item Description

DISA: Defense Information Systems Agency

DITA: Darwin Information Typing Architecture

DITIS: Defense Instructional Technology Information System

DL: Distributed Learning

DMDC : Defense Manpower Data Center

DMM: Digital Media Management

DMSO: Defense Modeling and Simulation Office

DMX: Decision Making Exercise

DNS: Domain Name System

DOCNET: Doctrine Networked Education and Training

DOCSIS: Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

DoD: Department of Defense

DoDEA: Department of Defense Education Activity

DoDI: Department of Defense Instruction

DoDISS: Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards

DoD-STD: Department of Defense Standard

DOI : Digital Object Identifier

DOS: Disk Operating System

DPI: Dots-Per-Inch

DSL : Digital Subscriber Loops

DT&E: Developmental Test and Evaluation

DTD : Document Type Definition

DTIC: Defense Technical Information Center

DTSWG: Defense Training Standards Working Group

DTV: Digital Television

DVD: Digital Video Disc

DVD-RW: Rewritable DVD

DVI: Digital Video Interactive

DVIAN : Defense Visual Information Account Number

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EA : Enterprise Architecture

ECR: Electronic Classroom

EDL : Edit Decision List

EEPROM: Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory

EGA: Enhanced Graphics Array

EIA: Electronics Industries Association

ELO: Enabling Learning Objective

EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EPSS: Electronic Performance Support System

ETM: Electronic Technical Manual

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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

FCC: Federal Communications Commission

FCX: Fire Coordination Exercise

FD: Functional Description

FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface

FEA : Front-End Analysis

FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standard

FOJT: Formal On-the-Job Training

FPS: Frames Per Second

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

FTX: Field Training Exercise

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GB: Gigabyte

GCO: Government Concept of Operations

GFE: Government Furnished Equipment

GFI: Government Furnished Information

GFM: Government Furnished Material

GFP: Government Furnished Property

GFPL : GNU Free Document License

GH: GigaHertz

GIDEP: Government/Industry Data Exchange Program

GIF: Graphical Interface Format

GOSIP: Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile

GOTS: Government Off-The-Shelf

GP: Government Property

GPL: General Public License (also used as GNU)

GR: Graphics

GUI: Graphical User Interface

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HDD: Hard Disk Drive

HDTV: High Definition Television

HHT: Headquarters and Headquarters Troop

HLA: High Level Architecture

HOL: Higher Order Language

HTML: HyperText Mark-up Language

HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol

Hz: Hertz

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I/O: Input/Output

I/O: Input/Output

IBM: International Business Machines

IBT: Internet-based Training

ICAI: Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instruction

ICH: Instructor Contact Hour

ICW: Interactive Courseware

IDE: Integrated Data Environment

IDIQ : Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quality

IEC: International Engineering Consortium

IEEE: Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IETD: Interactive Electronic Technical Document

IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force

IETIS : Interactive Electronic Technical Information System

IETM : Interactive Electronic Technical Manual

IETP : Interactive Electronic Technical Publication

IFF: Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals

IG: Instructor Guide

IG: Inspector General

IKPT: Instructor and Key Personnel Training

IM: Immediate Messaging

IMI: Interactive Multimedia Instruction

IMS: Information Management System

IMUX : Inverse Multiplexer

IP: Internet Protocol

IPR: In-Process Review

IQ: Intelligence Quotient

IR: Infrared

IRC: Internet Relay Chat

IRM : Information Resources Management

ISD: Instructional Systems Design

ISD/SAT: Instructional Systems Development/Systems Approach to Training

ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network

ISO: International Standardization Organization

ISP: Internet Service Provider

IT: Information Technology

ITL: Integrated Task List

ITP: Individual Training Plan

ITRO : Interservice Training Review Organization

ITS: Individual Training Standard

ITTP: Individual Task Training Package

ITU: International Telecommunication Union

IVD: Interactive Videodisc

IVIA: Interactive Video Industry Association

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JA: Job Aid

JDEIS: Joint Doctrine Electronic Information System

JDLS: Joint Digital Library System

JIEO: Joint Interoperability Engineering Organization

JIT: Just-In-Time

JMETL: Joint Mission Essential Task List

JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group

JSAG-IMI: Joint Service Advisory Group - Interactive Multimedia Instruction

JTA: Joint Technical Architecture

JTI: Job Task Inventory

JVLE: Joint Virtual Learning Environment

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Kb: Kilobytes

Kbps: Kilobits per second

kHz: kilohertz

KM : Knowledge Management

KSA: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes

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LAN: Local Area Network

LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LCM: Life Cycle Model

LCMS : Learning Content Management System

LCX: Logistical Coordination Exercise

LDMS: Logistics Data Management System

LED: Light Emitting Diode

LFX: Live Fire Exercise

LG: Lecture Guide

LISP: Lisp Processing

LMS: Learning Management System

LO: Learning Objective

LOS: Loss of Signal

LRC: Learning Resource Center

LS: Long Shot

LTSC: Learning Technology Standards Committee

LVC: Live, Virtual, and Constructive

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MAJCOM: Major Command

MANPRINT: Manpower and Personnel Integration

MAPEX: Map Exercise

MATRIS : Manpower and Training Research Information System

MB: Megabyte

MBONE : Multicast Backbone

Mbp: Megabits per

Mbps: Megabits per second

MC: Military Characteristics Document

MCU : Multipoint Control Unit

MDWHR: Main Data Warehouse Repository

METL: Mission Essential Task List

MHz: Megahertz

MI : Metadata Instance

MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MILCON: Military Construction

MILDEP: Military Department

MIL-HDBK: Military Handbook

MIL-PRF: Military Performance Specification

MIL-STD: Military Standard

MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

MNS: Mission Needs Statement

MOS: Military Occupational Skill

MOU: Memorandum Of Understanding

MP&T: Manpower, Personnel, and Training

MP3: MPEG audio layer 3

MPA: Materials Preparing Activity

MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group

MPS: Mission Performance Standards

MQS: Military Qualification Standards

MS: Medium Shot

MS-DOS: Microsoft Disk Operating System

MTBF: Mean Time Between Failure

MTP: Mission Training Plan

MTT: Mobile Training Team

MTTR: Mean Time To Repair

MUVE: Multi-user Virtual Environment (Online Chat)

MV: Motion Video

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N/A: Not Applicable

n2: Indefinite number

NARA : National Archives and Records Administration

NBC: Nuclear Biological Chemical

NCA : National Comment Authority

NCES : Net-Centric Enterprise Services

NEC: Navy Enlisted Classification

NET : New Equipment Training

NII : Networks and Information Integration

NIPRNet: Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network

NISO : National Information Standards Organization

NISPOM : National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M)

NIST: National Institute for Standards and Technology

NOC : Network Operations Center

NT: New Technology

NT1 : Network Terminator (ISDN)

NTSC: National Television Standards Committee

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O*NET : Occupational Information Network

O.K.I. : Open Knowledge Initiative

OAIS : Open Archival Information System

OBT: On-Board Training

OCR: Optical Character Recognition

ODARS: Occupational Data Analysis Requirements and Structure

ODBC: Open Database Connectivity

ODF : Open Document Format

OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer

OFS: Officer Foundation Standards

OFT: Operational Flight Trainer

OJT: On-the-Job Training

OLE : Object Linking and Embedding

OPR: Office of Primary Responsibility

ORD: Operational Requirements Document

OS: Over-the-shoulder Shot

OSE: Open Systems Environment

OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSID : OSID Open Service Interface Definitions

OSUT: One-Station Unit Training

OT&E: Operational Test and Evaluation

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PAL: Phase Alternation by Line

PBL : Problem-based Learning

PC: Personal Computer

PCI/AGP: Peripheral Component Interconnect/Accelerated Graphics Port

PCM: Pulse Code Modulation

PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PDA : Personal Digital Assistant

PDF: Portable Document Format

PEDD: Portable Electronic Display Device

PERT: Program Evaluation Review Technique

PG: Program Guide

PI: Programmed Instruction

PIN: Production Identification Number

PIP: Programmed Instructional Package

PIT: Pilot Instructor Training

PIXEL: Physical Picture Element

PKI: Public Key Infrastructure

PLATO: Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations

PME: Professional Military Education

PNO: Public Network Operators

PnP: Plug and Play

POE: Projected Operational Environment

POP : Point of Presence

POTS: Plain Old Telephone Service (or System)

PPP: Personnel Performance Profile

PQS: Personnel Qualification Standard

PROLOG: Programming System in Logic Language

PROM: Programmable Read-Only Memory

PSIP: Program and System Information Protocol

PTO: Public Telephone Operator

PTT: Part Task Trainer or Push to Talk (microphone)

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QA: Quality Assurance

QAR: Quality Assurance Evaluator

QASP: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC: Quality Control

QI: Quality Improvement

QM: Quality Management

QQPRI: Qualitative and Quantitative Personnel Requirement Information

QTI : Question and Test Interface

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R/RW: Read/Rewriteable

RAM: Random Access Memory

RAT : Registry Administration Tool

RAUL : Registry Administration Utility Tool

RDBMS: Relational Data Base Management System

RDI: Remote Defect Indication

RF: Radio Frequency

RFI: Request For Information

RFP: Request For Proposal

RFT: Ready For Training

RFU: Ready For Use

RGB: Red Green Blue

RGL: Reading Grade Level

ROC: Required Operational Capabilities

ROI: Return On Investment

ROM: Read-Only Memory

RS: Recommended Standard, also Required Service

RSS : Really Simple Syndication

RTU: Replacement Training Unit

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S/N: Signal-to-Noise ratio

SAT: Systems Approach to Training

SCI: Student Centered Instruction

SCO: Sharable Content Object

SCORM: Sharable Content Object Reference Model

SCSI: Small Computer Systems Interface

SDD: Standard Digital Data

SDE: Standard Data Element

SDLN: Secure Distance Learning Network

SDTV: Standard Definition Television

SECAM: Séquentiel Couleur Avec Mémoire (French Color TV Standard)

SG: Study Group

SGI: Small Group Instruction

SGL: Small Group Leader

SGML: Standard Generalized Mark-up Language

S-HTTP: Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol

SI: System Information

SIP : Standard Interchange Protocol or Session Initiation Protocol

SIPRNet: Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

SM: Soldier’s Manual

SMCT: Soldier’s Manual of Common Tasks

SME: Subject Matter Expert

SMETL: Service Mission Essential Task List

SMIL: Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language

SMPTE: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

SNMP : Simple Network Management Protocol

SOA : Service-oriented Architecture

SOAP : Simple Object Assess Protocol

SONET: Synchronous Optical Network

SOO: Statement of Objectives

SOW: Statement Of Work

SPO: System Program Office

SQL: Standard Query Language

SSB: Script-Storyboard

SSID: Standard Software Interface Definition

SSL: Secure Sockets Layer

STP: Soldier Training Publications

STRAP: System Training Plan

STX: Situational Training Exercise

SVGA: Super Video Graphics Array