private static String getShortNameFieldValue(Class<? extends Stringable> clazz) {
		Field field;
		try {
			field = clazz.getField("SHORT_NAME");
			if (field == null) {
				throw new AssertException("Found a Stringable that did not define a " +
					"public static field named \"SHORT_NAME\"");
			}

			String name = (String) field.get(null);
			if (name == null) {
				throw new AssertException("Error reading Stringable SHORT_NAME field for class: ");
			}
			return name;
		}
		catch (SecurityException e) {
			throw new AssertException(
				"Error reading Stringable SHORT_NAME field for class: " + clazz, e);
		}
		catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
			throw new AssertException(
				"Error reading Stringable SHORT_NAME field for class: " + clazz, e);
		}
		catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
			throw new AssertException(
				"Error reading Stringable SHORT_NAME field for class: " + clazz, e);
		}
		catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
			throw new AssertException(
				"Error reading Stringable SHORT_NAME field for class: " + clazz, e);
		}
	}
Generically, this represents the concept that the implementation of this class is an item
that can be turned into a String and restored from String form.  This is similar to 
Java's Bean serialization mechanism, which allows you to turn object to Strings and then 
back again.
Ghidra/Features/VersionTracking/src/main/java/ghidra/feature/vt/api/util/Stringable.java