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V MAIL PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Postal Service
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Victory Mail
1, record 1, English, Victory%20Mail
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- V-mail 1, record 1, English, V%2Dmail
correct
- V-mail process 2, record 1, English, V%2Dmail%20process
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
V-mail, short for Victory Mail, was a hybrid mail process used by the United States during the Second World War as the primary and secure method to correspond with soldiers stationed abroad. To reduce the cost of transferring an original letter through the military postal system, a V-mail letter would be censored, copied to film, and printed back to paper upon arrival at its destination. The V-mail process is based on the earlier British airgraph process. 2, record 1, English, - Victory%20Mail
Record 1, Key term(s)
- V mail
- V mail process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Postes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- courrier de la victoire
1, record 1, French, courrier%20de%20la%20victoire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- V-mail 1, record 1, French, V%2Dmail
correct, anglicism, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le V-mail, pour «courrier de la victoire», est un processus de courrier hybride utilisé pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale en Amérique comme méthode principale et sécurisée pour correspondre avec les soldats stationnés à l'étranger. Pour réduire la logistique de transfert d'une lettre originale à travers le système postal militaire, un V-mail est censuré, microfilmé, puis imprimé une fois à destination. 1, record 1, French, - courrier%20de%20la%20victoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais «V-mail» est sans doute plus utilisé que le terme français «courrier de la victoire», car ce processus était principalement utilisé en Angleterre et aux États-Unis. 2, record 1, French, - courrier%20de%20la%20victoire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- V mail
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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