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EXPANDABLE SUPPLIES [2 records]

Record 1 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Supply (Military)
DEF

Items which are consumed in use, such as ammunition, or which lose their identity such as certain repair parts, or which are of low intrinsic value, unworthy of full accounting procedures.

OBS

expandable supplies and materials : term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Approvisionnement (Militaire)
DEF

Article que son utilisation même rend irrécupérable (munitions par exemple), ou pouvant perdre son identité lorsqu'il est incorporé dans un ensemble (telles certaines pièces de rechange), ou dont le prix de revient est si bas qu'il est inutile de le suivre en comptabilité.

OBS

approvisionnement consommable : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del material militar
  • Avituallamiento (Militar)
DEF

Artículos que se consumen mediante su empleo. Por ejemplo, la munición, o que pierden su identidad cuando se integran en un conjunto, tales como ciertas piezas de repuesto que tienen poco valor por sí mismos y no se incluyen en los sistemas de registro y contabilidad general.

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Record 2 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
Key term(s)
  • expandable supply

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
Key term(s)
  • fourniture courante

Spanish

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