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INOPERABLE LAND [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Warfare
  • Security Devices
  • Land Mines
DEF

In land mine warfare, automatically rendering a mine inoperable and therefore safe to handle by the exhaustion of a component essential to the operation of the mine.

OBS

This process may be reversed by the replacement of the exhausted component, for example a battery.

OBS

self-deactivation: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • self deactivation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre des mines
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Mines terrestres
DEF

En guerre des mines terrestres, processus automatique qui rend une mine inopérante et donc manipulable en toute sécurité par l'épuisement irréversible d'un élément essentiel à son fonctionnement.

OBS

La mine peut être réactivée par remplacement du composant épuisé, par exemple la pile.

OBS

autodésactivation : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Silviculture
DEF

Land that is unsuited for timber production now and in the foreseeable future by virtue of its: elevation; topography; inaccessible location; low value of timber; small size of timber stands; steep or unstable soils that cannot be harvested without serious and irreversible damage to the soil or water resources; or designation as parks, wilderness areas, or other uses incompatible with timber production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Sylviculture

Spanish

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