UNCLASSIFIED 6 DSTO AUSTRALIA ELECTRONICS RESEARCH LABORATORY Information Technology Division GENERAL DOCUMENT ERL-0594-GD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PL SUMMARY This document is a glossary of IT-related (Information Technology-related) terms directed specifically at the non-specialist reader. It is not for scientific professionals in any specific area, although their input has been invaluable in compiling this work. Further, it is not a formal Defence glossary in the sense of providing approved formal definitions of terms, and does not replace such definitions. This is a supplementary, and to some extent complementary, work. O COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1992 -- JAN 92 COPY NO APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE