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APPENDIX 



Acronyms and Definitions 



ARPA — Advanced Research Projects Agency 



AUV — autonomous undenvater vehicle, an untethered submersible capable of 



operating without receiving real-time instructions 



CNR — Chief of Naval Research, administrative head of the Office of Naval 

 Research 



CRDA or CRADA — Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, a co- 

 operative agreement between a federal agency or agencies and any nongovern- 

 ment party 



DOD — Department of Defense 



DTT — Domestic Technology Transfer, a program implemented by the Navy and 

 other agencies to manage and monitor the transfer of technology to the nonmili- 

 tary sector 



FTE — Full-time effort or equivalent, a measure of work or effort considered to 

 be equivalent to one individual working full time 



NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

 NIST — National Institute for Standards and Technology, a federal agency within 

 the Department of Commerce 

 NRAC — Naval Research Advisory Commission 



NRL — Naval Research Laboratory, an agency within the Office of Naval Re- 

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