detection
| action response technique
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| English thesaurus |
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| abbr. |
detn |
| mil. |
Discovery of the presence of a person, object or phenomenon of potential military significance |
| mil., abbr. |
det; detec |
| mil., logist. |
The discovery by any means of the presence of a person, a unit, an item of equipment or the existence of an adversary activity. Detection does not necessarily imply reconnaissance, identification or precise locating. 2. Electromagnetic detection: detection of an electronic asset by the interception of his emissions (FRA) |
| USA |
In tactical operations, the perception of an object of possible military interest but unconfirmed by recognition. see also hazard; In surveillance, the determination and transmission by a surveillance system that an event has occurred. see also hazard; In arms control, the first step in the process of ascertaining the occurrence of a violation of an arms control agreement. see also hazard; In chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environments, the act of locating chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards by use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detectors or monitoring and/or survey teams. (JP 3-11) see also hazard |
