| A/S |
Air to Surface (missile) |
| AA |
Anti-aircraft |
| AAW |
Anti-air warfare |
| ACP127 |
A military reporting protocol |
| ADA |
A programming language |
| AdatP3 |
A military message format |
| ADVERTISER |
RTP 6.1 alerts tool |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| AMP |
Automated Message Processor (an RTP 6.1 tool) |
| AoA |
Avenue of Approach |
| AOI |
Area Of Interest |
| Applet |
An RTP 6.1 user interface software element |
| ARA |
Automated Report Analysis |
| ASuW |
Anti-Surface Warfare |
| ASuWC |
Anti-Surface Warfare Coordinator |
| ATCCIS |
Army Tactical Command and Control Information
System (NATO) |
| C++ |
An object-oriented programming language |
| C2 |
Command and Control |
| C3I |
Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence |
| CABLE |
Co-operative Agent Building Environment;
multi-agent architecture |
| CADDIE |
A Logica project on multi-agent systems |
| CCW |
Close Control Window; part of the RTP 6.1 naval
simulator |
| CD |
Compact Disk |
| CEPA 6 |
Common European Priority Area 6 |
| CGull |
An RTP 6.1 tool for automatically documenting
C++ code |
| CMS |
Combat Management System |
| COA |
Course of Action |
| COAC |
Course of Action Comparison; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| COM |
Common Object Model; a Microsoft standard for
inter-operation between processes on a single computer |
| CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture; an
open standard for inter-operation of distributed object oriented software |
| COTS |
Comercial Off The Shelf |
| CPU |
Central Processor Unit |
| CSP |
Constraint Satisfaction Problem |
| CVL |
Aircraft carrier |
| D-60 |
D-day minus 60 days |
| DCADM |
A common data model for the British Army |
| DCOM |
distributed Common Object Model; a Microsoft
standard for inter-operation between processes distributed across computers |
| DDG |
Guided missile destroyer |
| DECA |
Domain Expert on Close air support and
Artillery fire support resource allocation; an agent that is part of RACAS |
| DERA |
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency |
| DFD |
Data Fusion Demonstrator; a NATO project |
| DIGEST |
A format for digital map data |
| DK |
Denmark |
| DOHP |
Digital Overhead Projector; RTP 6.1's
map-and-overlay display |
| DSPT |
Decision Support, Planning & Tasking |
| DTED |
Digital Terrain Elevation Data |
| EC |
Engagement Coordinator; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| ECM |
Electronic Counter Measures |
| ECUIA |
Engagement Coordination User Interface Agent |
| EM |
Electro-magnetic |
| ESM |
Electronic Support Measures |
| ET++ |
An application framework |
| EUCLID |
European Collaboration for the Long Term In
Defence |
| EUROFINDER |
A set of EUCLID research projects requiring an
even higher proportion of industrial funding |
| FF |
Frigate |
| FIONA |
Framework for the Integration of Networked
Applications; user interface architecture |
| FKB |
Fuzzy Knowledge Base |
| FKM |
Fuzzy Knowledge Manager; RTP 6.1 fuzzy logic
software |
| FORCE |
ORBAT Browser; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| FORTRAN |
A programming language |
| FPB |
Fast Patrol Boat |
| FR |
France |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FUN |
Functional Unit; an organisation of
co-operating agents |
| G2 |
Member of an army command team responsible for
intelligence |
| G3 |
Member of an army command team responsible for
operations planning |
| GCM |
GRACE Common Model |
| GIS |
Geographic Information System |
| GO area |
Terrain accessible to a particular vehicle type
or uni |
| GP |
Global Planner; an RTP 6.1 what-if simulator;
part of the MFSP tool |
| GRACE |
Grouping for Research into Advanced C3I for
Europe |
| GRAP |
Generic Resource Allocation Planner; an agent
that is part of RACAS |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| GVD |
Generalised Voronoi Diagram |
| HAG |
Helicopter Action Group |
| HCI |
Human Computer Interaction or Interface |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language; a format for web
pages |
| IDL |
Interface Definition Language; part of the
CORBA standard |
| IFF |
Identification Friend or Foe |
| ILOG |
Supplier of the C++ libraries Views, Rules and
Solver |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
| IR |
Infra Red |
| ISE |
Indicator of Situation Evolution; part of the
RTP 6.1 TTA tool |
| ISIS |
Dutch command and control architecture |
| IT |
Italy |
| Java |
An object-oriented programming language, which
ensures software will run on different hardware and operating systems |
| JFACC |
Joint Forces Air Component Commander |
| KB |
Knowledge Base(d) |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| Leda |
A software package for spatial reasoning |
| LPD |
Amphibious assault vessel |
| MADRID |
RTP 6.1 vector map display software |
| MC |
Mobility Corridor |
| MCALC |
MCFP Calculation agent |
| MCFP |
Manoeuvre coordinator & formation planner;
an RTP 6.1 tool |
| MDEM |
MCFP Demonstration agent |
| MECU |
Million European Currency Units (1.4 ECU = £1) |
| MFC |
An application framework |
| MFSP |
Manoeuvre & Fire Support planner; an RTP
6.1 tool |
| MG |
Management Group |
| MOD |
Ministry of Defence |
| MPB |
Manoeuvre Plan Browser; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| MPM |
Military Plan Map; used in the MFSP tool |
| MT |
Multi-threaded |
| MW |
Message Window; part of the RTP 6.1 naval
simulator |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NBC |
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (weapons) |
| NFS |
Network File System; a software communication
mechanism |
| NO |
Norway |
| NO-GO area |
Terrain not accessible to a particular vehicle
type or unit |
| NT |
An operating system |
| OMT |
Object Modelling Technique; an OO analysis and
design method |
| OO |
Object-Oriented |
| OODA |
Observation, Orientation, Decision, Action
(loop) |
| OOTW |
Operation Other Than War |
| OPLAN |
Operational Plan |
| ORB |
Object Request Broker |
| ORBAT |
Order of Battle |
| Orbix |
An Object Request Broker implementing the CORBA
standard |
| OSF/MOTIF |
A user interface standard |
| OTC |
Officer in Tactical Command |
| PD |
Project Deliverable or Project Director |
| PV |
Plan Viewer; an RTP 6.1 plan display, part of
the MFSP tool |
| Qt |
An application framework |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RA |
Resource Allocation |
| RACAS |
Resource Allocator; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| RCB |
Resource Constraint Base; used in the TIM tool |
| RDBMS |
Relational Database Management System |
| RMP |
Recognised Maritime Picture |
| RPV |
Remotely Piloted Vehicle |
| RT-TCSPS |
Real-time version of the TCSPS tool |
| RTP 6.1 |
Research and Technology Project 6.1 |
| S/A |
Surface to Air (missile) |
| S/S |
Surface to Surface (missile) |
| SAG |
Surface Action Group |
| SGW |
Scenario Graphical Window; part of the RTP 6.1
naval simulator |
| SIMCOP |
A future Spanish divisional training system |
| SLIE |
Single Legal Industrial Agency (ie Logica) |
| SLOW-GO area |
Terrain accessible at slow speed to a
particular vehicle or unit type |
| SP |
Situation Predictor; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| SP |
Spain |
| SSA |
Situation Similarity Assessor; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| STA |
GRACE consortium-wide standard |
| STL |
Standard Template Library; a C++ library |
| TAC |
Timed Army Command; used in the MFSP tool |
| TCB |
Temporal Constraint Base; part of the TIM tool |
| TCP/IP |
A software communication mechanism |
| TCSPS |
Time Constraint Problem Solver; part of the TIM
tool |
| TEA |
Terrain Analysis; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| TEART |
Terrain Analyser in Real Time; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| TED |
Terrain Elevation Display; RTP 6.1 tool for
displaying terrain elevation data |
| THERESA |
THE RESrouce Allocator; an agent that is part
of RACAS |
| TI |
Time Interval (constraint); used in the TIM
tool |
| TIM |
Time Manager; an RTP 6.1 tool |
| TP |
Time Point (constraint); used in the TIM tool |
| TTA |
Tactical Threat Analysis |
| UI |
User Interface |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UML |
Unified Modelling Language; an OO analysis and
design method |
| UN |
United Nations |
| VBS |
Valuation Based System; a software package for
probabilistic reasoning |
| ViewKit |
An application framework |
| WAP |
Wide Area Picture (the RTP 6.1 situation
picture) |
| WAPC |
Wide Area PIcture Compiler (an RTP 6.1 tool) |
| WEI |
Weapon Effectiveness Indices; used in the COAC
tool |
| Win-NT |
Windows NT; a Microsoft operating system |
| WUV |
Weighted Unit Values; used in the COAC tool |
| X-Windows |
A user interface standard |
| XNP |
Explanation Naval Plan; part of the TTA tool |
| Yacc++ |
An object-oriented parsing tool |
