求翻译：The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and automotive experts are further driving information integration by experimenting with approaches to exchanging data for the entire business cycle. The program, known as STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data), was designed for exchanging design and engineering data between supply chain partners. STEP should allow users to integrate business and technical systems data involving all elements of the business cycle including design, analysis, manufacturing, sales, and service .是什么意思？

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