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CONTINGENCY STOCKS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Materiel Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contingency stocks
1, record 1, English, contingency%20stocks
correct, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any ammunition and explosives procured using national procurement funding that are retained in depots as an emergency reserve for unforeseen operations, or to mitigate procurement lead times for sustained operations. 2, record 1, English, - contingency%20stocks
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contingency stocks: term and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 3, record 1, English, - contingency%20stocks
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du matériel militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stocks de contingence
1, record 1, French, stocks%20de%20contingence
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- stocks pour les cas d'imprévu 2, record 1, French, stocks%20pour%20les%20cas%20d%27impr%C3%A9vu
masculine noun, plural
- réserve d'urgence 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9serve%20d%27urgence
see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Munitions et explosifs acquis grâce aux fonds d'approvisionnement nationaux et qui sont conservés dans les dépôts comme réserves d'urgence pour les opérations imprévues, ou pour atténuer les délais d'approvisionnement lors d’opérations soutenues. 3, record 1, French, - stocks%20de%20contingence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme anglais «stock» se traduit habituellement par «stock» en français. Le terme «réserve d'urgence» est donc à utiliser avec prudence, car il risque d'y avoir confusion entre «emergency reserve» et «contingency stock». 4, record 1, French, - stocks%20de%20contingence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
réserve d'urgence : terme uniformisé par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense. 4, record 1, French, - stocks%20de%20contingence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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