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# Glossary

API

  An application program interface (API) is a software’s documented interface for communication with other software

ASCII

  American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASME

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

CI

  Continuous integration

CLI

  A command-line interface (CLI) is the text based user interface for modifying software execution behavior

CSV

  comma-separated values

DAG

  Directed acyclic graph

EABM

  Engineering Analysis Baseline Model (EABM) refers to a modsim repository, typically referencing modsim repositories with longterm schedules and support. EABMs serve as the canonical modsim repository for addressing engineering questions related to a specific engineering product.

git

  A version control software released in 2005 [21]

HPC

  High performance computing

I/O

  Input and output

IP

  Intellectual property

modsim

  Models and simulations, abbreviated as ‘modsim’, is the practice of using analytical or numerical models for science and engineering.

modsim repository
modsim repositories

  A version controlled repository for source files related to a modsim project

MPI

  message-passing interface

NASA

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

OS

  Operating system

PEP

  Python enhancement proposals

QOI

  Quantity of interest

VCS

  version control software

WAVES

  WAVES Analysis for Verified Engineering Simulations

WIP

  work in progress