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Acronyms
ADAPT
Advanced Design and Production Technologies (DoE)
API
application program interface
APT
automatically programmed tool (programming language)
ARDEC
Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center
CAD
computer-aided design
CAE
computer-aided engineering
CAM
computer-aided manufacturing
CMM
coordinate measuring machine
CNC
computer numerical control
COCO
contractor owned/contractor operated
CORBA
Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COTS
commercial-off-the-shelf
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
DCOM
Distributed Component Object Model
DFM/A
design for manufacturing and assembly
DoD
Department of Defense
DoE
Department of Energy
DoL
Department of Labor
DOS
disk operating system
ECAD
electrical computer aided design
EDI
electronic data interchange
EI
enterprise integration
EMC
Enhanced Machine Controller (NIST)
EPSS
Electronic Performance Support System
ERP
enterprise resource planning
GMPT
General Motors Powertrain
GMPTUG
General Motors Powertrain User Group
GOCO
Government owned/contractor operated
GOGO
Government owned/government operated
GPS
global positioning system
HFMI
Highly Filled Materials Institute
HMI
human-machine interface
ICON
Industrial Controls Corporation, Inc.
IMW
intelligent machining workstation
IT
information technology
IWAG
integrated welding and grinding
LAN
local area network
LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LCMS
Louisiana Center for Manufacturing Sciences
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ManTech
Manufacturing Technology Program
MCAD
mechanical computer-aided design
MIB
munitions industrial base
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MOSAIC
Machine-Tool Open System Advanced Intelligent Controller
MRP or MRP I
materials requirements planning
MRP II
manufacturing resource planning
M&S
modeling and simulation
MTB
machine tool builder
NC
numerical control
NDU
National Defense University
NGC
next generation workstation/machine controller
NGM
Next Generation Manufacturing (Program)
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRC
National Research Council
NT
Microsoft Windows NT operating system
OAC
open architecture controllers
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OLE
object linking and embedding
OMAC
Open Modular Architecture Controller
OMACUG
OMAC Users Group
O*NET
Occupational Information Network
PC
personal computer
PDES
Product Data Exchange using STEP
PDM
product data management
PGM
precision-guided munitions
PLC
programmable logic control
PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PRE
product realization environment
RFQ
request for quote
ROI
return-on-investment
SDRC
System Dynamics Research Corporation
STEP
Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
STEP-NC
numerical control using STEP
TACOM
(U.S. Army) Tank-automotive and Armaments Command
TEAM
Technologies Enabling Agile Manufacturing
TIME
Totally Integrated Munitions Enterprise
TNT
trinitrotoluene
TSE
twin-screw extruder
WAN
wide-area network
WIM
Web Integration Manager
WWII
World War II
XML
extensible markup language
