[PATCH 3/4] c-user: Add glossary entries for "eng"

Sebastian Huber sebastian.huber at embedded-brains.de
Tue Jan 7 14:29:41 UTC 2020


Update #3715.
---
 c-user/glossary.rst | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)

diff --git a/c-user/glossary.rst b/c-user/glossary.rst
index 5a2e6db..2720b21 100644
--- a/c-user/glossary.rst
+++ b/c-user/glossary.rst
@@ -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.
-- 
2.16.4



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