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NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD NASA-STD 8709.22

!"#$%&"'()*+%&",#$-.("&/(01"-*()/2$&$.#+"#$%&(3".4$&5#%&6(78((9:;<=(

Approved: 2010-12-08 Baseline w/ Change 1 of 2011-01-07

SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND

DEFINITIONS

Measurement System Identification:

None

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE – DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED

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DOCUMENT HISTORY LOG

Status Document Revision Approval Date Description

Baseline 2010-12-08 Initial Release

(JWL4)

Change 1 2011-01-07

Correction of typographical errors, change definition of availability and

add definition of total time (JWL4)

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This document is subject to reviews per Office of Management and Budget Circular A-119, Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards (02/10/1998) and NPD 7120.4, NASA Engineering and Program/Project Management Policy (Paragraph 1.h).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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2( REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 8(9J?( W*&*+"'(JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJA(9J9( W%D*+&2*&#(7%-,2*&#.(JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJA(9J@( !%&CW%D*+&2*&#(7%-,2*&#.(JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJA(

3( ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS ......................................................................... 9(@J?( )-+%&F2.(JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ?:(@J9( 7*>$&$#$%&.JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ9=(

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Safety and Mission Assurance Terms and Definitions

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9J? General

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8%22*+-$"'(L+E$#"'(B+"&.1%+#"#$%&(0*+D$-*.(8Z)( 8%&#+"-#(Z,"'$#F()..,+"&-*(8KI(( 8+$#$-"'(K"/$"&#(I',](8KM( 8%&#$&,%,.(K$.O(M"&"5*2*&#(80L( 84$*>(0M)(L>>$-*+(8Bb( 8%*>>$-$*&#(%>(B4*+2"'(b]1"&.$%&(8d8M( 8%''*-#*/(d%'"#$'*(8%&/*&."E'*(M"#*+$"'(8d7( 84*2$-"'(d"1%+(7*1%.$#$%&(83( 8%&#$&,%,.(3"D*(7)0(( 7*E+$.()..*..2*&#(0%>#\"+*(7)0GL( 7*.$5&"#*/()5*&-F(0">*#F("&/(G*"'#4(L>>$-$"'(78(( 7$+*-#(8,++*&#(78M)( 7*>*&.*(8%&#+"-#(M"&"5*2*&#()5*&-F(78K(( 7*.$5&(8*+#$>$-"#$%&(K*D$*\((77b0S( 7*1"+#2*&#(%>(7*>*&.*(b]1'%.$D*.(0">*#F(S%"+/(7IK8( !)0)(7+F/*&(I'$54#(K*.*"+-4(8*&#*+(7^a( 7*'$D*+"E'*(^#*2.(a$.#((7^U( 7,"'C^&Ca$&*(U"-O"5*(7!B( 7$&$#+%#%',*&*(7%7( 7*1"+#2*&#(%>(7*>*&.*(7Lb(( 7*1"+#2*&#(%>(b&*+5F(7La( 7*1"+#2*&#(%>(a"E%+(7LB( 7*1"+#2*&#(%>(B+"&.1%+#"#$%&(708( 7$>>*+*&#$"'(0-"&&$&5(8"'%+$2*#+F(7B)( 7$>>*+*&#$"'(B4*+2"'()&"'F.$.(7d)( 7$D$&F'"-*#F'*&*(b)K(( b]1%+#()/2$&$.#+"#$%&(K*5,'"#$%&.(b)d( b]1*+$2*&#"'()*+%.1"-*(d*4$-'*(

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Acronym Term bGY0( b&D$+%&2*&#"'(G*"'#4("&/(0">*#F(b^7( b'*-#+$-"''F(^&$#$"#*/(7*D$-*(b^70( b]#+*2*'F(^&.*&.$#$D*(7*#%&"#$&5(0,E.#"&-*(ba8W( b&*+5*#$-(a$H,$/(8%21"#$E$'$#F(W+%,1(bad(( b]1*&/"E'*(a",&-4(d*4$-'*(bM( b&5$&**+$&5(M*2%+"&/,2(bMb( b'*-#+%2"5&*#$-(b&*+5F(

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Acronym Term !b3( !*#(b]1'%.$D*(3*$54#(!b3Z7( !*#(b]1'%.$D*(3*$54#(>%+(Z,"&#$#F(7$.#"&-*(!I)I( !)0)(I"2$'F()..$.#"&-*(I,&/(!I8(( !"#$%&"'(I$+*(8%/*(!Ib08( !"D"'(I"-$'$#$*.(b&5$&**+$&5(0*+D$-*(8*&#*+(!IU)(( !"#$%&"'(I$+*(U+%#*-#$%&()..%-$"#$%&(!I0(( !)0)(I*/*+"'()-H,$.$#$%&(K*5,'"#$%&(0,11'*2*&#((!I0)M(( !,-'*"+(I'$54#(0">*#F()..,+"&-*(M"&"5*+(!GSm( !)0)(G"&/E%%O(!GUU( !%&CG%2%5*&*%,.(U%$..%&(U+%-*..(!^M0(( !"#$%&"'(^&-$/*&#(M"&"5*2*&#(0F.#*2(!^L0G(( !"#$%&"'(^&.#$#,#*(>%+(L--,1"#$%&"'(0">*#F("&/(G*"'#4(!^0B(( !"#$%&"'(^&.#$#,#*(%>(0#"&/"+/.("&/(B*-4&%'%5F((!^BKLn( !$#+%5*&(L]F5*&(!M( !)0)(M*2%+"&/,2(!ML( !)0)(M"&"5*2*&#(L>>$-*(!L7^0( !)0)(L&'$&*(7$+*-#$D*.(^&>%+2"#$%&(0F.#*2(!U7(( !)0)(U%'$-F(7$+*-#$D*(!UK( !)0)(U+%-*/,+"'(K*H,$+*2*&#.(!U0( !%2$&"'(U$1*(0$_*(!U0a(( !)0)(U"+#.(0*'*-#$%&(a$.#((!08( !)0)(0">*#F(8*&#*+(!08())L( !)0)(0">*#F(8*&#*+(),/$#.("&/()..*..2*&#.(L>>$-*(!0^( !)0)(0#"&/"+/(^&$#$"#%+(!0!( !"#$%&"'(0#%-O(!,2E*+(!0K0( !)0)(0">*#F(K*1%+#$&5(0F.#*2(!00( !)0)(0">*#F(0#"&/"+/(!0B8(( !)0)(0">*#F(B+"$&$&5(8*&#*+(!0B0( !"#$%&"'(01"-*(B+"&.1%+#"#$%&(0F.#*2(!B^0(( !"#$%&"'(B*-4&$-"'(^&>%+2"#$%&(0*+D$-*(!BL( !$#+%5*&(B*#+%]$/*(!B0S( !"#$%&"'(B+"&.1%+#"#$%&(0">*#F(S%"+/(LY0G)(( L1*+"#$&5("&/(0,11%+#(G"_"+/()&"'F.$.(L8b( L>>$-*(%>(#4*(84$*>(b&5$&**+(L8GML( L>>$-*(%>(#4*(84$*>(G*"'#4("&/(M*/$-"'(L>>$-*+(L7( L+E$#"'(7*E+$.(L7)(( L+E$#"'(7*E+$.()..*..2*&#(L7)K(( L+E$#"'(7*E+$.()..*..2*&#(K*1%+#(L7UL( !)0)(L+E$#"'(7*E+$.(U+%5+"2(L>>$-*(Lb( LE`*-#$D*(bD$/*&-*(LbM(( L+$5$&"'(bH,$12*&#(M"&,>"-#,+*+(LbU(( L1*+"#$%&.("&/(b&5$&**+$&5(U"&*'(

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Acronym Term LbK( L>>$-*(%>(b]#*+&"'(K*'"#$%&.(LGL( L>>$-*(%>(G*"/H,"+#*+.(L1*+"#$%&.(L^W(( L>>$-*(%>(^&.1*-#%+(W*&*+"'(LgB(( L&C#4*Cg%E(B+"$&$&5(LMS( L>>$-*(%>(M"&"5*2*&#("&/(S,/5*#(LM^( L1*+"#$%&.("&/(M"$&#*&"&-*(^&.#+,-#$%&(L!K( L>>$-*(%>(!"D"'(K*.*"+-4((LU)(( L>>$-*(%>(U,E'$-()>>"$+.(LUI( L+E$#*+(U+%-*..$&5(I"-$'$#F(LUK( L>>$-*(%>(U+$2"+F(K*.1%&.$E$'$#F(L1.(( L1*+"#$%&.(LU0( L>>$-*(%>(U+%#*-#$D*(0*+D$-*.(LK^(( L1*+"#$%&"'(K*"/$&*..(^&.1*-#$%&(LKK( L1*+"#$%&"'(K*"/$&*..(K*D$*\(L0(( L1*+"#$&5(0F.#*2((L0G( L--,1"#$%&"'(0">*#F("&/(G*"'#4(L0G)( L--,1"#$%&"'(0">*#F("&/(G*"'#4()/2$&$.#+"#$%&((L0M)(( L>>$-*(%>(0">*#F("&/(M$..$%&()..,+"&-*((L0UU( L>>$-*(%>(0*-,+$#F("&/(U+%5+"2(U+%#*-#$%&(L0BU(( L>>$-*(%>(0-$*&-*("&/(B*-4&%'%5F(U%'$-F(LB0(( L>>C#4*C04*'>((1)( 1$-%"21*+*(U)YK( U+%5+"2()..*..2*&#("&/(K*D$*\(U)70( U+%1*''"&#()-#,"#*/(7*D$-*.(U)L(( U,E'$-()>>"$+.(L>>$-*(U)K(( U+*>'$54#()--*1#"&-*(K*D$*\((US)!( U%'FE,#"/$*&*("-+F'%&$#+$'*(USM)CmM0( U+%-*..(S".*/(M$..$%&()..,+"&-*(C(m&%\'*/5*(M"&"5*2*&#(0F.#*2(U-( U+%E"E$'$#F(%>(8".,"'#F(U8)( U+%5+"2(8%22$#2*&#()5+**2*&#(

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1) Definitions with a defining document listed in the below table were previously approved for use in the current version of that document.

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