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DISPATCH SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Military Communications
DEF

A method of communication in which dispatches are delivered by qualified messengers from one headquarters to another in accordance with a pre-determined schedule.

OBS

signal dispatch service; SDS: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • signal despatch service
  • dispatch service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Transmissions militaires
DEF

Méthode de communication selon laquelle les dépêches sont transmises d'un quartier général à un autre par des messagers qualifiés selon un horaire déterminé.

OBS

service des estafettes; SDE : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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