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TOF [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2007-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Target Acquisition
  • Weapon Systems (Land Forces)
  • Weapon Systems (Naval Forces)
DEF

The time from the instant a weapon is fired to the instant the projectile strikes or detonates.

OBS

time of flight: term standardized by NATO.

OBS

time of flight; TOF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces terrestres)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces navales)
DEF

Espace de temps entre la mise à feu d'une arme et l'arrivée au but ou l'éclatement du projectile.

OBS

durée de trajet : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

durée de trajet : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

OBS

durée de trajet; DDT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Balística
  • Adquisición del objetivo
  • Sistemas de armas (Ejército de tierra)
  • Sistemas de armas (Fuerzas navales)
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Record 2 1985-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Data Transmission
DEF

The date and time a message is received from an originator by the communication centre for transmission. The filing time is shown as a three-digit Julian date immediately followed by the hour and minutes in digits, expressed in Greenwich Mean Time. A zone suffix is not used. The filing time for refile messages from a commercial system into the ADDN is the date and time the message is received by a communication centre for processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission de données

Spanish

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