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MATERIAL ACQUISITION SUPPORT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Materiel Management
- Military Equipment Maintenance
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- materiel acquisition and support
1, record 1, English, materiel%20acquisition%20and%20support
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MA&S 2, record 1, English, MA%26S
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The acquisition, support and disposal of the materiel component of a defence capability. 3, record 1, English, - materiel%20acquisition%20and%20support
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acquisition excludes the identification of the requirement. 4, record 1, English, - materiel%20acquisition%20and%20support
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
materiel acquisition and support; MA&S: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; term to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 5, record 1, English, - materiel%20acquisition%20and%20support
Record 1, Key term(s)
- material acquisition and support
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du matériel militaire
- Maintenance du matériel militaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acquisition et soutien du matériel
1, record 1, French, acquisition%20et%20soutien%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ASM 2, record 1, French, ASM
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acquisition, soutien et aliénation des éléments de matériel d'une capacité de défense. 3, record 1, French, - acquisition%20et%20soutien%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'acquisition exclut la détermination des exigences. 4, record 1, French, - acquisition%20et%20soutien%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acquisition et soutien du matériel; ASM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense; terme d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 5, record 1, French, - acquisition%20et%20soutien%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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