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TM 10-5430-236-12&P
GLOSSARY-2
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
A
AMBIENT - Surrounding on all sides (environmental).
APPENDIX - -A collection of supplementary material at the end of a book.
APPROVED – Permitted to be used for a specific purpose by the person or group who is authorized to
grant approval.
ASSEMBLY - - A combination of parts that may be taken apart without destruction, which has no
application or use of its own but is needed for the completeness of a more complex item with which it is
combined, or to which it is attached.
C
COMPONENT – A part or a combination of parts which together accomplish a function.
E
EXPENDABLE – An item that is not repairable and is discarded if damaged.
EXPOSURE – Being in the presence of something, or in contact with something. Skin is exposed to
cleaning solvent when the solvent contacts the skin during cleaning operations.
L
LEGIBLE – Capable of being read. A legible nameplate can be read; an illegible plate can not.
M
MALFUNCTION – Occurs when a unit fails to operate normally.
MANUFACTURER - The company which makes an item or piece of equipment for sale.
MATERIEL – Equipment, apparatus and supplies of an organization, such as an army.
R
RECOMMENDATIONS – Suggestions for change; advice given usually to make an improvement.
REQUIRE - To demand or need.
S
SCOPE - The extent of an activity or concept; the amount of information covered as in a book.
SOLVENT – A liquid that can dissolve another substance.
T
TORQUE – Force around an axis. It produces a rotary or twisting motion, and is measured in foot-
pounds (ft-lbs), inch-pounds (in-lbs), or Newton-meters (Nm).
V
VENTILATE – To provide with a source of fresh or unconditioned air.
VISUAL – Visible; detected by the unaided eye.
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