ETS
Executable Test Suite
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
FDIS
Final Draught International Standard
FEA
Finite Element Analysis
GUID
Globally Unambiguous Identifier
HTML
Hypertext Mark-up Language (Web browser extensions to SGML)
IEC
International Electrotechnical Committee
IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
IMS
Intelligent Manufacturing System
Ingalls
Ingals Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries
IPO
IGES/PDES Organization
ISO
Organization for International Standards
JWG
Joint Working Group
JECALS
Japan EC/CALS Organization (和名：企業間電子商取引推進機構)
[参考：http://www.jecals.jipdec.or.jp/]
Jun/1998にJIPDEC (Japan Information Processing Development Center)のbranchとして設立。NCALAとJSTEPの正式な後継。下部組織にJapan National Committee for STEPがある。
JMSA
Japan Marine Standards Association
KAIST
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
KCS
Kockums Computer Systems
KRISO
Korea Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering
LR
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
MATHML
Mathematics Mark-up Language (Uses XML)
MariSTEP
Marine Technology STEP MARITECHの出資をうけたプロジェクト。
MARITECH ASE
MARITECH Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise. USAの造船業と政府とのJoint Program。 NSRPのExecutive Control Boardがスポンサ。政府側はDARPA, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Transportation。1998年に総括(終了)した、商船に関する設計およびプロセス改善を目指したMARITECHのfollow-onプログラム。
[参考：http://www.nsrp.org/plan_doc/]
MOSys
Models for Operational Reliability, Integrity, and Availability Analysis of Ship Machinery Systems
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
NASSCO
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NCALS
Nippon Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
NIDDESC
Navy/Industry Digital Data Exchange Standards Committee
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NNS
Newport News Shipbuilding
NSRP
National Shipbuilding Research Program
[参考：http://www.nsrp.org/]
U.S. Navyの戦艦のコスト削減およびU.S.の造船業の世界的競争力確立のために、研究開発への造船業の出資に焦点を当て、MARITECH ASEをマネージ。DARPA, The U.S. Navy. The U.S. Department of Transportationと共同。
NWI
New Work Item
O&F
Outfit and Furnishings
