ENCLOSURE (1) to COMDTINST 5230.59
DECEMBER 1999
U.S. Coast Guard Common Operating Environment (USCG COE)
Appendix 2 - Glossary
Terms:
Common products list
A list of software products perceived as the products of
choice for the functional element they are classified
under.
Data Sharing
The practice of storing data in a fashion which allows
accessibility by all CG Mission Applications requiring
access. Considerations include network/server
accessibility and data format.
Information
A framework of guidance for the development,
integration, Architecture (IA) deployment,
operation, and management of information technology
(i.e., computers, communications, and electronics).
Interoperability
The ability of two or more systems to use
and exchange information.
Life cycle phases
Steps of activity within the life cycle of a computer
application including specification, acquisition,
development, deployment, use, and maintenance.
Mission Application
An information system that supports a Coast Guard
mission.
OA&TP
The Objective Architecture and Transition Plan
(OA&TP) represents the Coast Guard's first
organizational master plan for collecting, processing,
and exchanging information by which decision makers
from operations and mission support programs, systems
support, budgeting and acquisition offices, plan for
attaining Coast Guard Command, Control,
Communication, Computers, Intelligence and Sensor
capabilities."
U.S. Coast Guard C4I Objective
Architecture and Transition Plan,
Executive Summary
Portability
The ease with which a system or component can be
transferred from one hardware or software
environment to another with minimal change. This
allows hardware upgrades to refresh technology with
minimal impact on resident applications.
Re-usability
The concept of reusing generic modules of
computer code to provide the same function to all
applications requiring that function.
Scalability
The ability to for the same software application to
operate on any platform from a personal computer
to a super computer, depending on user requirements.
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