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IDENTIFICATION CERTAINE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

In targeting, the reasonable certainty that a functionally and geospatially defined entity is a legitimate military target.

OBS

PID can only be confirmed by the engagement authority.

OBS

positive identification; PID: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

positive identification: term 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

En ciblage, certitude raisonnable qu'une entité définie sur le plan de la fonction et des données géospatiales est une cible militaire légitime.

OBS

L'IDP ne peut être confirmée que par l'autorité d'engagement.

OBS

identification positive; IDP : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

OBS

identification certaine; identification avec certitude : termes tirés 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
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