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@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Glossary
.. glossary::
:sorted:
+ ABI
+ An accronym for Application Binary Interface.
+
active
A term used to describe an object which has been created by an
application.
@@ -80,6 +83,9 @@ Glossary
the passing of arguments, the call and return mechanism, and the register
set which must be preserved.
+ CCB
+ An acronym for Change Control Board.
+
Central Processing Unit
This term is equivalent to the terms processor and microprocessor.
@@ -148,6 +154,10 @@ Glossary
The act of loading a task's context onto the CPU and transferring control
of the CPU to that task.
+ Doorstop
+ `Doorstop <https://github.com/doorstop-dev/doorstop>`_ is a
+ requirements management tool.
+
dormant
The state entered by a task after it is created and before it has been
started.
@@ -160,6 +170,9 @@ Glossary
A term used to describe memory which can be accessed at two different
addresses.
+ EARS
+ An acronym for Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax.
+
embedded
An application that is delivered as a hidden part of a larger system.
For example, the software in a fuel-injection control system is an
@@ -218,6 +231,10 @@ Glossary
An object that has been created with the GLOBAL attribute and exported to
all nodes in a multiprocessor system.
+ GNAT
+ *GNAT* is the :term:`GNU` compiler for Ada, integrated into the
+ :term:`GCC`.
+
handler
The equivalent of a manager, except that it is internal to RTEMS and
forms part of the core. A handler is a collection of routines which
@@ -279,6 +296,9 @@ Glossary
ISR
An acronym for Interrupt Service Routine.
+ ISVV
+ An acronym for Independent Software Verification and Validation.
+
kernel
In this document, this term is used as a synonym for executive.
@@ -538,6 +558,10 @@ Glossary
The manipulation of an object which does not reside on the same node as
the calling task.
+ ReqIF
+ An abbreviation for
+ `Requirements Interchange Format
<https://www.omg.org/spec/ReqIF/About-ReqIF/>`_.
+
return code
Also known as error code or return value.
@@ -640,6 +664,19 @@ Glossary
A real-time system in which a missed deadline does not compromise the
integrity of the system.
+ software item
+ See :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)."
+
sporadic task
A task which executes at irregular intervals and must comply with a hard
deadline. A minimum period of time between successive iterations of the
@@ -770,5 +807,8 @@ Glossary
Message queues, regions, and semaphores have a wait queue associated with
them.
+ YAML
+ An acronym for `YAML Ain't Markup Language <https://yaml.org/>`_.
+
yield
When a task voluntarily releases control of the processor.
--
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