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b. The DEP deinition replaces terms formerly used to refer to publications used for the above
purpose and phase of development (draft manuscript, draft equipment manual, draft TM,
preliminary manuscripts, review copy, etc.).
c. DEPs prepared prior to Milestone III (full rate production decision) may be prepared in
typewritten manuscript form following the Content/Format Summary Sheet of the applicable
detail speciication, integrating text and illustrations appropriately.
3.2.11 Equipment Publication Manuscript. (A) The documentation used in preparation of the PDEP, DEP,
or FDEP. It may be in any form (typewritten or handwritten, reproducible copy, drawings, illustrations,
unchanged publication pages, changed publication pages, etc.). When the term "manuscript" is used, it will
be prefaced with the type of publication, e.g. PDEP manuscript, DEP manuscript, etc. When PDEP or
DEP manuscripts are ready for reproduction to be distributed to test and user agencies for evaluation and
coordination, the word manuscript will be dropped and the title PDEP or DEP (as appropriate) will be used.
3.2.12 Final Draft Equipment Publication(s) (FDEP). (A) Those publications prepared during the inal
development or initial production phase of the equipment and used for printing of the Department of
the Army (DA) equipment publication.
a. The FDEP is the inal document (FRC) with illustrations, ready for transmittal to the Army
Publishing Director (APD) for printing and publication as an authenticated DA equipment
publication. The FDEP includes all necessary changes and resolutions of all comments and
recommendations made as a result of technical and user testing (TTI, TTII, EUT&E, IOT&E,)
and Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E), if conducted, service test, validation/ veriication,
user coordination, and maintenance literature conference.
b. The (FDEP) deinition replaces terms formerly used to refer to publications used for the
above purpose and phase of development (inal manuscript, inal draft manuscript, inal draft
TM, draft TM, manuscript for review, etc.).
3.2.13 Final Reproducible Copy (FRC). The inal document ready for reproduction and publication as an
authenticated TM including all necessary changes made as a result of validation/veriication and acquiring
activity conditions of acceptance or approval. Delivery is by digital media that includes, PDF iles, SGML,
HTML, XML tagged data, etc. For Army, FRC equates to FDEP (see 3.2.12).
3.2.14 Foldout page. Print media: A foldout page has the same height as, but is wider than, a
standard page. Foldout pages are folded either 2, 4 or 6 times (depending on width) to assume the
dimensions of a standard page.
3.2.15 Icon. Icons are pictorial images which may be used in lieu of words. For example:
the ESDS
icon is used to represent "Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive." see Appendix A for authorized icons.
See igure 18 for example.
3.2.16 Index numbers/letters. Those callouts which consist of a number or letter referenced from text
or leading to a legend (see 3.2.19).
3.2.17 Issue indicator. The issue indicator states the level of change or revision of the manual, e.g.
Original, Change 1, Change 2, Revision 1, Revision 2, etc.
3.2.18 Leader lines. A line with or without arrowhead extending from index number or letter/nomenclature
to item.
3.2.19 Leading. Leading is the vertical spacing between lines of type measured from baseline to baseline
(bottom of line to bottom of next line below). Leading is measured in points.
3.2.20 Legend. A tabular listing of the index numbers/letters and their meanings.
3.2.21 Module. (A) Integrated text and illustration covering performance of a task procedure/step.
3.2.22 Multivolume manuals. Print media: Multivolume manuals are assigned individual TM identiication
numbers. If a volume, because of its bulk, warrants being further divided, the acquiring activity will decide
how these divisions will be identiied. When speciied for use by the acquiring activity, volumes will be used
when a publication exceeds 1,500 printed pages (750 sheets). Foldouts are counted in page units (sheets).
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