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MATERIAL NO FUNGIBLE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production (Economics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production (Économie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción (Economía)
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Record 2 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

Items which are not consumed in use and which retain their original identity during the period of use, such as weapons, and which normally require further accounting.

OBS

non-expendable supplies and materiel; durable materiel: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • non expendable supplies and materiel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Article qui n'est pas consommé lors de son emploi et qui conserve son identité pendant toute la période où il est en service et qui doit faire l'objet d'une comptabilité suivie (par exemple l'armement).

OBS

matériel non consommable : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del material militar
  • Gestión de existencias y materiales
DEF

Artículos que no se consumen durante su uso, y que conservan su identidad original durante todo el período de servicio, tales como las armas; normalmente requieren actualizar el inventario.

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