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Appendix A:
Acronyms and Glossary
e terms associated with the Soware Engineering Review and Audit pro-
cess described in this book are dened. Where a denition source is sup-
plied, it is placed in “( )”; the order of reference is (1) MIL-STD (2) CMMI
(3) QMS, (4) SQA (5) SEMP (6) SDP, (7) (PAT), (8) SCM, (9) SOW, (10) IPT,
(11) CA, (12) FAI, FCA, PCA, or other common usage in the book.
Acceptance criteria: e criteria that a system or component must satisfy in
order to be accepted by a user, customer, or other authorized entity.
Audit: An independent examination of a work product or set of work
products ...