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Terms for subject Military (74177 entries)

priming charge	An initial charge which transmits the detonation wave to the whole of the charge.
priming of a device	The priming of a device is the next step after its loading. It includes the placing of the means of firing and of the firing circuit used to detonate a charge. It is a two-phase operation: 1 - State of Readiness 1 " safe". The main lines are unwound, the branch lines are connected to the main lines. The main lines are not primed: blasting caps, priming charge and main lines are not connected. 2. State of Readiness 2 " armed" . The priming charges are primed by connecting them to the blasting caps. The latter are connected to the main lines. Immediate firing is possible.
PRIMS	production requirement information management system
PRIMUS	primary care for the uniformed services
PRINCE	parts reliability information center
Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting	PARC
PBM	principal beachmaster
PCO	principal contracting officer
PCA	principal control authority
Principal Deputy for Intelligence	PDI
PDA	principal development activity
PDF	principal direction of fire
principal direction of fire	The direction of fire assigned or designated as the main direction in which a weapon will be oriented. It is selected based on the enemy, mission, terrain, and weapons capability.
PDD	principal distribution depot
PDY	principal duty
PEAP	principal error axis for position
PEAV	principal error axis velocity
PI	principal investigator
PLA	principal logistic agent
PMI	principal maintenance inspector