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DUAL-USE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control
DEF

Refers to civil goods, services, technology and manpower which have potential military applications currently or in the future.

OBS

dual-use: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

dual-use: designation officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board and the Joint Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
DEF

Se dit de biens, de services, de techniques et de personnels civils pouvant être utilisés à l'heure actuelle ou à l'avenir, à des fins militaires.

OBS

à applications bivalentes : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

à double usage : désignation uniformisée par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense et le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

Spanish

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