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Terms for subject Military (73214 entries)

target approach point	In air transport operations, a navigational check-point over which the final turn into the drop zone/landing zone is made
Target Aquisition And Designation System	TADS
Target Area Meteorological Sensor	TAMS
target area of interest	Area determined in cooperation by the manoeuver, combat support, and intelligence cells, validated by the commander, in which, in a given time span, as a matter of priority, targets selected before hand must be identified and fired upon. Destruction or neutralization of these targets are of the furthermost importance for the success of the combined arms commander's manoeuver. A target area of interest can comprise one or more target effort zones.
Target Area Tactics	TAT
Target Areas of Interest	TAI
target audience	An individual or group selected for influence or attack by means of psychological operations
target concentration	A grouping of geographically proximate targets
Target Concept	TC
Target Damage Assessment	TDA
Target Data Sheet	TDS
Target DBZ Designator	TDD
Target Defeat	TD
target description	In artillery and naval fire support, an element in the call for fire in which the observer or spotter describes the installation, personnel, equipment or activity to be taken under fire.
target designation	In air-defense, distribution of air assets between fire units or launchers.
target detection	The process by which radar reveals the presence of a target and determines its position, movement parameters and characteristics
target development	The systematic examination of potential target systems - and their components, individual targets, and even elements of targets - to determine the necessary type and duration of the action that must be exerted on each target to create an effect that is consistent with the commander’s specific objectives
Target Development System	TDS
target discrimination	The ability of a weapon system to identify or engage any one target when multiple targets are present.
target discrimination	Distinguishing of valid signals from irrelevant radar clutter