ABOUT
  
GLOSSARY
  
INDUSTRY STANDARDS 
 		 
Technical Data
    
DAU : DAU Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms
Recorded information of scientific or technical nature, regardless of form or character (such as equipment technical manuals and engineering drawings), [such as] engineering data, specifications, standards and Data Item Descriptions (DID). Data rights, data delivery, proprietary data use, and data management needs are included in technical data as are as maintained bills of material and system configuration by individual system identification code. Technical data does not include computer software or financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management data or other information incidental to contract administration.
See Also:
Drawing, Data, Specification, Standard, Data Item Description, Bill of Materials, System
Alternate Definitions:

MIL-STD-31000B - Recorded information, regardless of the form or method of the recording, of a scientific or technical nature (including computer software documentation). The term does not include computer software or data incidental to contract administration, such as financial or management information. (DFARS Clause 252.227-7013).

© Copyright 2019-2026, Action Engineering, LLC