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% Specification Terminology
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% Intended to be included within its own section.
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Portions of this subsection conform to \rfc{2119}: ``Key words for use in RFCs
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to Indicate Requirement Levels''. Certain terms from the RFC have been expressly
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avoided; for example, the terms ``should'' and ``should not'' are not used
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because this specification's audience has the capability to alter the
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specification to resolve implementation issues and should exercise that ability.
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\begin{description}
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\dt{Shall; Must}
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Denotes a mandatory requirement.
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\dt{Shall Not; Must Not}
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Denotes an absolute prohibition.
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\dt{May; Optional}
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Alternatively, the adverb ``optionally''; denotes a requirement whose
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implementation is not required and may be omitted; such \shall be used only to
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provide flexibility for implementors to exercise their best judgment or to
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denote requirements that are not essential to the operation of the Software.
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\dt{Undefined}
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The error condition results in behavior that is not defined by a particular
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standard; this term \shall be used only to document other standards or
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specifications---it \shall not be used to introduce undefined behavior into
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this specification.
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\dt{Unspecified}
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The behavior is not determined by this specification or is inconsequential to
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the Software's operation.
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\dt{Deprecated}
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When used within context of this specification: the feature or requirement
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will be removed in future revisions of this specification.
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\dt{Superseded}
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The feature or requirement mentioned in an earlier revision of this
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specification has been removed and replaced by another.
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\dt{Removed}
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A feature or requirement mentioned in an earlier revision of this
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specification has been removed and will not be superseded.
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\end{description}
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