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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
.. Copyright (C) 2017, 2019 embedded brains GmbH (http://www.embedded-brains.de)
Glossary
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.. glossary::
:sorted:
ABI
An acronym for Application Binary Interface.
API
An acronym for Application Programming Interface.
CCB
An acronym for Change Control Board.
Doorstop
`Doorstop <https://github.com/doorstop-dev/doorstop>`_ is a
requirements management tool.
EARS
An acronym for Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax.
GCC
An acronym for `GNU Compiler Collection <https://gcc.gnu.org/>`_.
GNAT
*GNAT* is the :term:`GNU` compiler for Ada, integrated into the
:term:`GCC`.
GNU
An acronym for `GNU's Not Unix <https://www.gnu.org/>`_.
ISVV
An acronym for Independent Software Verification and Validation.
ReqIF
An acronym for
`Requirements Interchange Format <https://www.omg.org/spec/ReqIF/About-ReqIF/>`_.
RTEMS
An acronym for Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems.
software item
This term has the same meaning as :term:`software product`.
software product
The *software product* is the :term:`RTEMS` real-time operating system.
source code
This project uses the *source code* definition of the
`Linux Information Project <http://www.linfo.org/source_code.html>`_:
"Source code (also referred to as source or code) is the version of
software as it is originally written (i.e., typed into a computer) by a
human in plain text (i.e., human readable alphanumeric characters)."
YAML
An acronym for `YAML Ain't Markup Language <https://yaml.org/>`_.