NIST SCAP Protocols

NIST has designed multiple standard protocols for creating a standardized approach for communicating security-related information. First, list what SCAP stands for. Then, type the common NIST SCAP standards by their full name or acronym. Hint: think, what are the documents that vulnerabilities are commonly published under?
Please comment if you believe additional SCAPs should be added
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SCAP
Security Content Automation Protocol
Standard for discussing system configuration issues
Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE)
Standard for describing product names and versions
Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)
Standard for describing security-related software flaws
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
Standard for measuring and describing the severity of security-related software flaws
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
Language for specifying checklists and reporting checklist results
Extensible Configuraiton Cehcklist Description Format (XCCDF)
Language for specifying low-level testing procedures used by checklists
Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)
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