SECTION II. TERMS

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SECTION II. TERMS

Area TMDE Support Team. An organizational element of a TSC or TMDE support

company.

The ATST provides TMDE calibration and repair support in a mobile

configuration. The ATST consists of TMDE C&RS equipment mounted in one or more

vehicles, and staffed with TMDE support personnel (civilian or military).

Area Calibration Laboratory. An organizational element of a TSC that provides

support for secondary transfer measurement standards and/or TMDE designated as

requiring ACL support. The ACL consists of measurement standards, TMDE C&RS

equipment, and laboratory personnel. Normally one ACL is collocated with the parent

TSC.

Calibration. The comparison of a measurement system or device of unverified accuracy

to a measurement system or standard of known greater accuracy to detect and correct

any variation from the required performance specifications of the unverified

measurement system or device.

Calibration Equipment. Measurement standards, test, measurement, and diagnostic

equipment, and accessories used in performance of calibration.

Calibration Interval. The period of time that a calibrated instrument can be expected

to retain its specified accuracy within a predetermined confidence level before it must

be recalibrated.

Calibration Procedure. The document that identifies the technical specifications of an

instrument to be calibrated, the required measurement standards, and the detailed

technical procedure to be used to perform a calibration.

Calibration Requirement.

The identification of an instrument that requires

calibration, a statement of the instrument's specifications that must be verified

(accuracies, ranges, frequencies, etc.), and the support application of the instrument.

Certification. Endorsement of reliability.

Deviation. A change from an established diagnostic operating procedure or method of

operation to a different procedure or method to accomplish the required end result.

Diagnostic Equipment.

Equipment used to analyze and identify electronic and

physical characteristics.

Diagnostic Test. Test that isolates the fault to the level of replaceable item.

Instrument. The term used to denote both TMDE and measurement standards.

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