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OPPORTUNITY TARGET [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

A target that becomes available but was not included in the original mission.

OBS

target of opportunity; TOO; opportunity target: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designations standardized by NATO.

OBS

target of opportunity: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Cible qui se révèle mais qui n'a pas été incluse dans la mission originale.

OBS

cible inopinée; CI : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

OBS

objectif inopiné; TOO : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

objectif inopiné : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

objectif inopiné : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Adquisición del objetivo
DEF

Objetivo que aparece durante el combate y que puede ser alcanzado por el fuego terrestre, naval o aéreo y sobre el que no se ha previsto el fuego.

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