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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/>`_.