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target ●talycla-(JCS) An exeminstian of
potential targets to determine m“fitfay
imPJffarroe, ~ of affask, and waapa~
raquird to cbfein a dsaimd level of dernege w
casualties. See efso target Scqulsftlurr.
target araa survey bsae-(JCS) A base firm
used for the beating et targats or other points
by the interserlion of obsarvdon.s fmrn two
stations Iecaled at qffe .sds of the fine.
tsrgat complex-(JCS) A geographically
integrated sarfea d tsrget concerddons. See
elao target.
target concwrtratlorr-(JCS) A grouping of
gaogrsphisaffy proximete tergets. See also
targe~ targst eOmpl*x.
target dosslera-(JCS) Fi)es of sssembled
terget intelligence about a epecific gaographb
erea.
target folders-(JCS) The folders containing
tsrgtrt intelligence and relatsd materials
prepsred for planning and
egainsl a specific Ierget.
executing
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target lntelllgoncc-(JCS) Intelligence Wlch
porlrsys and locates the components of a target
or terget cornfiex end irrdksles its vulrrerelility
and relative importance.
tergat Iavollng rOd-A type of Ievaling rod,
~WW a ~~t, which is movsd into positiin
eccordmg to ergrrels gwan by the instrument
men; when the terga! Is bisected by the fiie of
CdiMCtiOtI of the instrument, If is reed end
recorded by the rodmen. See also doubletarget
leveling rod; single-target
levollng rod.
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materials.
target mststfals-(JCS) Grephc, textual,
labuter, or other presentations of target
infeffigerrce, primarily designed to supporl
operations against designated targets by one or
more waapen ayetems, Target materials are
suitable for tmining, pfenrdng, exasuting, and
evaluating such opemtiorre, Also sailed target
material graphlca. See afao Air Terget
Chert.
tsrget posltlonlng datt+The accurate
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hodzontal end vertkal values which dsfine the
bcstion of a tergd or point. Sea also praslaa
Installation position; praclee rsdar
slgniflcsnt Iocstlon.
target eyatem compen*nt+JCS) A set of
targets bbnging to one or mom grotqm of
induafri= end tmsis utilities nsquired fo prcduse
‘P”f pm M Ml and product atx$h se
gezd’~-+damd COMMOditkM, such i6S SViS!iOr)
gasoline.
target sys.twrr+JCS) Afl the targets sSWatad
In a particular geographm ares ard funofionelty
related. See also torgat complox.
target—1. (JCS) A geogmph-1 area,
cOr@ex, or instakedon pfmned for capture or
destrffilion by m“lkm’y forces. 2. An object which
rafbcts a stilcient amount of a radiated signal
to produce an echo sigrml on defection
equipment. 2. The d~tincfive merking or
inatrumentatbn of a ground pdnf to eid in ita
idenlifiiatkm on e photograph. In
photogmmmetry, tergat designees e materiel
msrking so arranged and pfscad on the ground
as 10 iorm e distinctive Ptterrr over a gsadet”c
or other qntrol lmint msrker, on a pmpwty
comer or Ins, or at the pcsifien of an identifying
pokrt above an underground facility or feature. A
target is elso the imega pattern on aarisl
photogmphs of the asruel mark placed on the
ground prior to photogmphy. See also sraa
target; phtpolnt targ*t.
but-wire apparatua-A 100-meter stranded
sounding wire, gmdueted at 25-meter intervala,
used to measure the diafancas balween
oftshora control buoys during a hydrogmphb
survey.
tebmeter--(aurveying) An inetmment for
de!armlning the dMance from ona pofm to
another. some such Inatrurnenta employ a
telaes+e and measure the angle subtended by
a shotl base of known Iangth. See also
●lactronlc tolemetor; t.lomotry.
telemetry-Tha science ot measuring a
quwr!ity or quantities, transmitdng the measured
value to s distant etation, and there Interpreting,
Indbetfng, or recordng the spmntftles measured.
tolescopo levef-A spirff level attached to a
tafesmpa, with ifs uis parallal to the teleesapa
axis.