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This standard applies to the interconnection of data terminal equipment and numerical control equipment at the tape reader interface. The data terminal would typically be connected to a remote data source/sink such as a computer. This standard defines: This standard is applicable for the interchange of signals when used in conjunction with electronic equipment, each interchange circuit of which has a single return (signal ground) that can be interconnected at the interface point. Figure 1.1, typical installation, shows how this standard should be applied to a typical tape reader interface of numerical control equipment.

The role of CM, within any one company's organization, on the development and production of a product has been established by internal company needs or imposed by customer dictum. (As used hereinafter, in order to reduce any confusion, computer programs, components, software, hardware, firmware, etc., are included in the designation "PRODUCT".) The primary focus of this Bulletin is directed toward the Buyer and Supplier personnel who will be managing hardware products in the production phase and software products in the full-scale development phase. The trend in DoD is toward expanded use of standardized components and subassemblies, using competitive reprocurement. The DoD needs to know the full span of CM requirements which should be included in the production contract and the management tasks that will have to be accomplished.

This Bulletin is intended for use as a guide and defines the terms and definitions to be used during the development, documentation, verification, and delivery cycles of new and modified computer software. It lists and defines the most common terms currently used in the world of computer software configuration management. There has been no attempt to compete with some of the more formal documents in use within the software programming community.