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Cartage Company - Company that provides local (within a town, city or municipality) pick-up and delivery. Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) Related Terms: Cartage Company - carrier | cartage | trucking | Data Item Description - A DID identifies specific data requirements, which may include the format of a report used to display the data. Most current DID's were prepared with only the hard copy (paper, aperture card, etc.) document environment in mind. In a CALS environment, two aspects of data acquisition must be examined Acronym: DID Reference: ECRC University of Scranton / Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense, United States Government "Military Handbook 59-B", 1993Related Terms: Data Item Description - acquisition | contracting | data | procurement | software | specification | Estimated Delivery Date - The date and time a package or shipment is expected to be delivered to a given destination. Acronym: EDDRelated Terms: Estimated Delivery Date - carrier | estimated time of arrival | estimated time of departure | shipment | vehicle | Loss of Market - An event in which a shipment or delivery is made for which the buyer no longer needs or can use the goods; or a late shipment refused by the buyer.Related Terms: Loss of Market - buyer | delivery | goods | insurance | market | shipment | Magnetic Tape - Magnetic tape is the preferred physical medium for delivery of technical data in digital form because it is a mature, stable technology that is able to handle the large volumes of data typically involved in a major weapon system acquisition. Reference: ECRC University of Scranton / Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense, United States Government "Military Handbook 59-B", 1993Related Terms: Magnetic Tape - computer | data | hardware | medium | software | technical data | technology | Tape Set - A group of one or more magnetic tapes which collectively represent the collection of related files comprising a specific delivery of a document or documents. Reference: ECRC University of Scranton / Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense, United States Government "Military Standard 1840-B" 1992 Department of Defense, United States Government "Military Standard 1840-B" 1992 Executive Reference 1993Related Terms: Tape Set - data | document | file | media |
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