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DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION Title: COMPUTER OPERATION MANUAL (COM) Number: DI-IPSC-81446A Approval Date: 19991215 AMSC Number: N7368 Limitation: DTIC Applicable: GIDEP Applicable: Office of Primary Responsibility: N/SPAWAR Applicable Forms: Use, Relationships:

The Computer Operation Manual (COM) provides information needed to operate a given computer and its peripheral equipment. This manual focuses on the computer itself, not on particular software that will run on the computer.

The COM is intended for newly developed computers, special-purpose computers, or other computers for which commercial or other operation manuals are not readily available.

This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for the data product generated by specific and discrete task requirements as delineated in the contract.

This DID is used when the developer is tasked to identify and record information needed to operate the computer(s) on which software will run.

This DID supersedes DI-IPSC-81446.