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TEST DEVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Military Materiel Management
DEF

Any weapon, equipment, ammunition, model, prototype, software, component, system or system of systems, process, procedure, set of instructions or composite of information subject to a test.

CONT

The test unit shall then be placed explosive side down on a aluminum witness plate ... and fired in a safety chamber.

OBS

test item; test article: designations and definition officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel.

OBS

test item: designation officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
DEF

Arme, équipement, munitions, modèle, prototype, logiciel, composant, système ou système de systèmes, processus, procédure, ensemble d'instructions ou de renseignements faisant l'objet d'un essai.

OBS

élément à l'essai : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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