Yes, very vague and somewhat counterintuitive. To me, NM suggests numbers and CH suggests characters. However, the example given seems to suggest that NM is a single digit and CH is two or more digits; yes|no seems a reasonable guess for SW if it means switch.
blue_cowdawg definitely hit the nail on the head.
It would be nice if echoangel911 clarified what was meant.
Cheers,
JohnGG