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DECISIVE POINT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decisive point
1, record 1, English, decisive%20point
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A point from which a hostile or friendly centre of gravity can be threatened. 1, record 1, English, - decisive%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This point may exist in time, space or the information environment. 1, record 1, English, - decisive%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
decisive point: designation standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 2016, but not included in the 2017 version. 2, record 1, English, - decisive%20point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point décisif
1, record 1, French, point%20d%C3%A9cisif
correct, masculine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Point ... à partir duquel un centre de gravité ami ou hostile peut être menacé. 1, record 1, French, - point%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce point peut exister] dans le temps, l'espace ou l'environnement de l'information. 1, record 1, French, - point%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
point décisif : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN dans la norme AAP-6 de 2016, mais non reprise dans l'édition de 2017. 2, record 1, French, - point%20d%C3%A9cisif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Electronic Warfare
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- critical decisive point
1, record 2, English, critical%20decisive%20point
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Guerre électronique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- point déterminant crucial
1, record 2, French, point%20d%C3%A9terminant%20crucial
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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