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OPERATION SECRETE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Intelligence (Military)
- Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
- Counter-Measures (Military operations)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- covert operation
1, record 1, English, covert%20operation
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An operation that is planned and executed in such a way as to conceal the identity of, or permit plausible denial by, the sponsor. 2, record 1, English, - covert%20operation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
covert operation: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel, the Army Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 3, record 1, English, - covert%20operation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Renseignement (Militaire)
- Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
- Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opération secrète
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20secr%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération planifiée et exécutée de façon à dissimuler l'identité de l'organisation parraine ou à permettre à cette dernière de réfuter plausiblement son implication. 2, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20secr%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opération secrète : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées, par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense. 3, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20secr%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
opération secrète : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20secr%C3%A8te
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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