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Record 1 2019-09-27

English

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

An inherent weakness in an entity, system, platform or piece of equipment that exposes it to harm.

OBS

Vulnerability is a factor of survivability.

OBS

vulnerability: designation and definition 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
  • Maintenance du matériel militaire
DEF

Faiblesse inhérente exposant une entité, un système, une plateforme ou une pièce d'équipement à un danger.

OBS

La vulnérabilité est un facteur de la capacité de survie.

OBS

vulnérabilité : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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