Glossary of terms, national association for court management and other glossary sources from the state court systems states of maryland and florida. Members of reserve units and the national guard are. Had a distinct popping sound you will never forget once it has been fired at you. In the founding act on mutual relations, cooperation and security between nato and the russian federation, signed on 27 may 1997 at the highest political level in paris, the alliance and russia have expressed their commitment to build together a lasting and inclusive peace in the euroatlantic area based on the principles of democracy and cooperative security. Participate in an international science photo competition. This dictionary aims to provide a basic vocabulary of british and american terms relating to the three services, and covers subjects such as rank, organization, training, operations in the field, logistics, radio. The dictionary gives definitions in simple english which students can read and understand. A military dictionary, or, explanation of the several systems of. Many of these terms are used, a few of the terms are used in specific military branches, be it army, navy, air force, marines, and coast guard. The absolute need for this glossary was quietly pointed out to us by red macdonald who provided many of the abbreviations, words, phrases or tlas three letter acronyms. The revision was developed by the planning and policy office, intelligence community staff, and reflects comments from the national foreign intelligence council and the organizations. The iaea safeguards glossary 2001 edition reflects these developments.
The safeguarding of defense systems anywhere in the acquisition process as defined in dod directive 5000. Military pilot terms and slang digital combat simulator. Department of transportation in the interest of information exchange. Armymarine corps terminology only supplements the english language dictionary when a term is not adequately defined to meet. Be sure to check out s glossary of military terms and slang.
Military adviser the office of military affairs is headed by the military adviser, a serving lieutenant general at the level of assistant secretarygeneral, who is accountable to the undersecretarygeneral. Dictionary of law 0 7475 6636 4 dictionary of leisure, travel and tourism 0 7475 7222 4 dictionary of marketing 0 7475 6621 6 dictionary of media studies 0 76 7593 4 dictionary of medical terms 0 76 7603 5 dictionary of nursing 0 7475 6634 8 dictionary of politics and government 0 7475 7220 8 dictionary of publishing and printing 0 76 7589 6. A small java application that is downloaded by an activex or javaenabled web browser. The bilc military glossary for civilian english teachers. Glossary of military terms and wwii slang jo davidsmeyer. Terms for weaponry are limited to generic weapon systems. Each of the sections of the glossary addresses a specific subject related to iaea safeguards. The british armed forces consist of the royal navy rn and royal marines rm, the british army, and the royal air force raf. States, the dod dictionary of military and associated terms short title. If you have some improvement suggestions or amendments, please feel free to post it here. Communication among caseworkers nationwide is a major key to successfully processing cases and collecting payments for child support.
Child support glossary office of child support enforcement. Consumers nationwide have engaged with the bureau through public field hearings, listening sessions, roundtables, town halls, the. One ampere is equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second past any point, or to the steady current produced by one volt applied across a resistance of one ohm. Shock and awe the phrase means a bombing campaign designed to terrify an enemy into submission. Common applets include financial calculators and web drawing programs. Terms for which adrp 307 is the proponent publication the authority have an asterisk in the glossary.
This brief glossary defines militaryrelated terms used throughout this collection for clarification and easy reference. Pow a pow, or prisoner of war, is an enemy combatant who is part of a regular military force, identifiable, for example, by a uniform and subject to a military command and control arrangement. Dictionary of united states army terms short title. It covers both general and specific military terminology in english providing up to date information and examples and. This update publishes a change 1 w h i c h i s e f f e c t i v e 1 5 o c t o b e r 1 9 8 6. Scope the joint publication 102, department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. In the founding act on mutual relations, cooperation and security between nato and the russian federation, signed on 27 may 1997 at the highest political level in paris, the alliance and russia have expressed their commitment to build together a lasting and inclusive. Dictionary of 1768, and the english military dictionary ofmajor james, fell i1. If you want to know more about the military alphabet, check out our complete guide.
In its current usage, it dates to 1996, when a group of retired generals assembled by the pentagon came up with the idea and its name. Ranks and translations of nicknames for vehicles are included. All groups districts, schools, and subgroups are expected to make steady progress toward a goal of 92 percent for the fiveyear cohort graduation rate by 2020. To facilitate understanding, definitions and, where applicable, explanations have been given for each of the terms listed.
This results from the need for expedient and clear communication. National resource directory connecting our service members. The military adviser is responsible for providing military advice to the under secretarygeneral for peacekeeping operations and, when requested, through him or her to the under secretariesgeneral for political affairs and field support, the secretarygeneral and the security. Once it has been downloaded, the applet will run on the users computer. Abbreviations in english military terminology article pdf available in brno studies in english 391. Military missiontemporary plans division 1924 1928 army organisation board collection 1925 1926 department of defence 2 series administrative files 19241947. Military publications dictionary of united states army terms short title. After dodwide staffing by the us nato military terminology group usnmtg. Appendix i glossary of common military terms addressee the activity or individual to whom a message is to be delivered. Department of state glossary of civil service terms these definitions are extracted from the office of personnel managements guide for processing personnel actions chapter 35. To use this glossary efficiently use the feature and type in the name of the term you want to find, so that it will take you to the term and definition. This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. These glossaries will direct you to definitions of some of the most commonly used terms in the va, dod, dol and other federal government agencies.
Military members who are currently serving fulltime in their military capacity. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved department of defense dod terminology for general use by all dod components. Applications for military service pensions under the 1934 act for veterans. Menu bar the horizontal strip across the top of an applications window. Dod dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. The military adviser is responsible for providing military advice to the under. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms joint chiefs of staff. Also included are some general terms from the german language found frequently in military jargon.
However, they are still in current use in articles about previous military periods. May 31, 2016 computer memory is measured in terms of the amount of information it can store, commonly in megabytes or gigabytes. Fm 1797 cavalry troop october 1995 fm 519 formerly fm 10014 composite risk management 21 aug 2006 military abbreviations and dictionaries. Nato glossary of abbreviations used in nato documents. In our continuous effort to make things easier for you, our user. Joint pub 102 or jp 102 sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states in both us joint and allied joint. The prevailing temperature in the surrounding environment. Mine ban treaty mbt antirecovery device in naval mine warfare, any device in a mine designed to prevent an enemy discovering details of the working of the mine mechanism. The common english language dictionary is the foundation and primary source for terms and definitions. Each word on the strip has a context sensitive dropdown menu containing features and actions that are available for the application in use.
We have included a glossary of all terms you can expect to come across in your time preforming professional raster to vector conversions. In 1993, to assist the nato terminology coordinator tc with the updating of aap15, the. Pdf abbreviation for the adobe portable document format. Classified military information may be in oral, visual, or material form and has been subdivided further into the following eight categories. These military and associated terms, together with their. The portions of the text that are revised by change 1 are. Most terms with joint or army definitions are in both the glossary and the text. English is the language most frequently used in international military and peacekeeping operations. Used to describe items of kit or clothing that are not issued potentially against regulations but function better than issued equipment, but also used as a word. A collective bargaining agreement is a labor contract between one or more employers and one or more unions about the terms and conditions of employment and employees. Since technology has changed, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.
Department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms. This metadictionary will help you understand the many metadata terms and acronyms you may encounter from ansi to xmp. Through tactics, commanders use combat power to accomplish missions. Natorussia glossary of contemporary political and military terms. This publication updates the 1978 glossary of intelligence terms and definitions that provided a baseline understanding of intelligence terms in a single document.
Acquisition category acat afpd 631, jul 03 categories created to decentralize decisionmaking for. Adjust a command to the spotter or observer to initiate an adjustment on a designated target. It was compiled by the bilc working group on terminology and translation headed by austria. Classified military information category 1 organization, training, and employment of military. If you have some improvement suggestions or amendments. The department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms short title. This is a list of words, terms, concepts, and slogans that have been or are used by the german military.
The glossary is intended to be a reference tool to those who are new to child support. Applications for military service pensions under the 1924 act for service in the national army and also pretruce. Name reference definition accountability process allowing auditing of information system activities to be traced to a source that may then be held responsible. This regulation supplements jcs pub 1, so terms that appear in that publication are available for armywide use. Adobe acrobat distiller works with postscript files, converting them to pdf. A listing of the most commonly used military pilot terms and slangwords. The glossary of common child support terms defines a list of acronyms and other terms used by child support workers.
Glossary of technical terms help articles scan2cad. Adjustment process used to obtain correct line, range, and connect height of burst if time fuzes are. Jp 102 is accessible online as a searchable database and in pdf format at. Many of the examples and definitions in the workbook are taken directly from the dictionary. Ad army regulation 31025 effective 15 october 1986 history. National resource directory connecting our service. Bilc military glossary for civilian english teachers. In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Jp 102, dod dictionary of military and associated terms. Terms sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states.
Typical issues covered by collective bargaining include salaries and wages, hours of work, working conditions, discipline, and grievance procedures. Disclaimer this information is disseminated under the sponsorship of the u. Jp 102 deparment of defense dictionary of military and. Publication format this edition of jp 102 has been published in two basic parts. It is designated top secret, secret, and confidential, as described in e. Introduction listening and responding to consumers is central to the bureau s work to educate and empower consumers to make better informed financial decisions. Adjustment process used to obtain correct line, range, and connect height of burst if time fuzes are used in engaging a target by. Glossary of intelligence terms and definitions, published. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved department of defense dod. The joint publication jp 102, department of defense dictionary of military and. Using the dictionary of military terms all of the vocabulary taught or practised in this workbook is in the dictionary of military terms. The terms in this glossary have been carefully selected from the myriad of terms one can encounter in the shipping business. The term keyhole is a reference to the kh reconnaissance satellites, the eyeinthesky military reconnaissance system launched in 1976. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms, january 2020.
Glossary of common military terms addressee the activity or individual to whom a message is to be delivered. These terms and their definitions will be in the next revision of fm 102. This military terms glossary should help you learn the most important terms that you may need to know. Access time the time interval between the instance at which data is called from a storage device and the instance when delivery begins accumulator a local storage area called a register, in which the result of an arithmetic or logic operation is formed it contains a single data register active directory active directory stores information about its users and can act in a similar manner to. Dod a tour of active duty for reserve personnel authorized from military and reserve personnel appropriations for work on active or.
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