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Record 1 2019-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises
DEF

As part of the planning process, a simulation of one or more courses of action undertaken using a predefined set of rules, methods and procedures.

OBS

A war game is conducted to assess, improve and/or compare potential courses of action and occurs before orders are issued.

OBS

war game: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designation standardized by NATO.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • wargame

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires
DEF

Dans le cadre du processus de planification, simulation d'un ou de plusieurs plans d'actions qui est réalisée selon un ensemble de règles, de méthodes et de procédures prédéfinies.

OBS

Un jeu de guerre a pour objectif d'évaluer, d'améliorer ou de comparer des plans d'action potentiels et il se déroule avant que les ordres soient émis.

OBS

jeu de guerre : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ejercicios militares
DEF

Simulación con medios diversos de operaciones militares, que comprenden uno o varios adversarios, empleando las reglas, datos y procedimientos determinados para representar una situación concreta, real o imaginaria.

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Record 2 1994-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

To examine or test (a plan, strategy, etc.) by means of a war game (simulated military confrontation. To play war games.

CONT

let's war-game this plan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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