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Translation glossary: NASA Jargon

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Time-Criticalsomething likely to cause schedule trouble 
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to be On Boardto participate for sure 
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to bend metalto construct hardware 
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to bounce offto discuss an idea with someone else 
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to Capture a Missionto construct a launch vehicle for a space flight 
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to concurto agree 
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to De-integrateto take apart (not dis-) 
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to De-lidto take the top off an instrument 
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to Debrief( transitive verb) to report to one's own staff after an outside meeting 
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to Descopeto redesign a project as a result of budget cuts (not the opposite of scope, q.v.) 
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to Intercomparealways used instead of 'compare.' 
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to Laicizeto describe in terms comprehensible to lay people 
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to Lay Trackto make an impression on management 
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to liberate resourcesto divert funds from something else 
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to Nonconcurto disagree 
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to Ping Onto remind someone of something they were supposed to do 
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to Report Outused for ' to report.' 
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to Scopeto attempt to understand something 
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to Sign Off On somethingto approve 
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to Strap Onto try out 
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to Vector a Programto direct it toward some objective 
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to Ventilate the Issuesto discuss problems 
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to Versatilifyto make something more versatile 
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Viablesomething that might work or might be acceptable 
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WAGwild-assed guess 
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Wall to Wallpervasive 
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Waterfall Chartone way of present costs vs. time 
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Wedge; Planning Wedgeavailable future-year money 
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Workaroundway to overcome a problem 
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