<s>
CALS	B-Language
(	O
Continuous	B-Language
Acquisition	I-Language
and	I-Language
Life-cycle	I-Language
Support	I-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
initiative	O
for	O
electronically	O
capturing	O
military	O
documentation	O
and	O
linking	O
related	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
standards	O
are	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
simply	O
"	O
CALS	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CALS	B-Language
standards	O
have	O
been	O
adopted	O
by	O
several	O
other	O
allied	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CALS	B-Language
initiative	O
has	O
endorsed	O
IGES	O
and	O
STEP	O
as	O
formats	O
for	O
digital	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CALS	B-Language
includes	O
standards	O
for	O
electronic	O
data	O
interchange	O
,	O
electronic	O
technical	O
documentation	O
,	O
and	O
guidelines	O
for	O
process	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CALS	B-Language
Table	O
Model	O
is	O
a	O
DTD	O
standard	O
for	O
representing	O
tables	O
in	O
SGML/XML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CALS	B-Language
Raster	O
file	O
format	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
to	O
standardize	O
on	O
graphics	O
data	O
interchange	O
for	O
electronic	O
publishing	O
for	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CALS	B-Language
was	O
known	O
formerly	O
as	O
Computer-aided	O
Acquisition	O
and	O
Logistic	O
Support	O
.	O
</s>
