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chain of command [3 records]

Record 1 2017-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
DEF

The succession of commanding officers from a superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised.

OBS

chain of command; command channel: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Succession, de supérieur à subordonné, de commandants dans l'exercice du commandement.

OBS

chaîne de commandement : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización militar
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Record 2 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
  • Corporate Structure
  • Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
DEF

Channel(s) of communication and control in an organization, which is composed of and maintained by the operating (line) officers ranging from the top executive to the first-level supervisor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Structures de l'administration publique
DEF

Ensemble des degrés de la hiérarchie par lesquels chemine la communication au sein d'une organisation.

OBS

Certains auteurs, comme Fayol, établissent une subtile distinction entre la ligne hiérarchique, définie comme «la série des chefs qui va de l'autorité supérieure aux agents inférieurs», et la voie hiérarchique qui est le canal par lequel transitent les communications. Cependant, cette distinction ne tient pas dans la pratique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

Any input/output command in a sequence of input/output commands such as WRITE, READ, SENSE.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels

Spanish

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