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PREFACE

1. This glossary is compiled by the direction of the Military Committee and with the approval of the NATO Council.

Its purpose is to standardize (i) general terminology with a specific military meaning; (ii) specialist terminology that needs to be widely understood throughout NATO, as well as (iii) terms that are not adequately defined in the NATO Terminology Programme (NTP)'s reference dictionaries¹, thus promoting mutual understanding and strengthening the Alliance's defence capabilities.

The definitions contained herein do not establish or modify NATO policy and doctrine, but help to express them more clearly.

2. The glossary is available in electronic form in the two official languages of NATO, English and French. These versions are updated and made available annually through the Internet (http://www.nato.int/docu/stanag/aap006/aap6.htm) and the intranet (MINERVA and CRONOS): NATO HQ Sites›NSA› Terminology›Military Committee Terminology Conference Documents›MCTC Documents› AAP-6.

3. In accordance with STANAG 3680 and C-M (2005)0023, Directive on the NATO Terminology Programme, the terms and definitions contained herein have been approved by all NATO nations.

¹ The reference dictionaries for the NTP are the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and le Petit Robert. / Les dictionnaires de référence pour le NTP sont le Concise Oxford English Dictionary et le Petit Robert.