A small device usually made of glass, plastic, or metal having a self-contained ink reservoir, and when attached to the arm of various instruments is used to mark graphs, charts, and the like.
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7520Office Devices and Accessories
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G2420PEN,PLOTTER
G2421PLOTTER PEN
G3847ANALOG PEN
G3581STYLUS
H7633PEN,SELSYN ANEMOGRAPH
J0405TELECHART RECORDER PEN
H5689HYGRO PEN
H1005BAROGRAPH PEN
G3606PEN ASSEMBLY,THERMAL
H3970DIRECTION PEN
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NAMEDITEM NAME
NOUN, WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFIERS, BY WHICH AN ITEM OF SUPPLY IS KNOWN.
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(NAMED03909*)
ANBPDPEN POINT TYPE
INDICATES THE TYPE OF PEN POINT PROVIDED WITH THE ITEM.
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(ANBPDABC)
Table 1
Reply Code (AJ44)Reply
AABBALL
ABCBROAD
APABULLET
AACCAPILLARY
AHGCHISEL
ABJEXTRA FINE
AJUFIBERTIP
ABPFINE
AADHEATED TIP
AAEJEWEL
ACKMEDIUM
AAFNIB
AAGNICHROME RIBBON
AAHROUND SOLID
AAJSPLIT NIB
AAKWIDE LINE ELECTRIC
CYHLDPOINT MATERIAL
THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR MECHANICAL MIXTURE PROPERTIES OF WHICH THE POINT IS FABRICATED.
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(CYHLDFEB000*;CYHLDCLD000$$DPCA000*)
Table 1
Reply Code (MA01)Reply
ALA000ALUMINUM
ALB000ALUMINUM ALLOY
PPC000CARDBOARD
CLD000CERAMIC
CUB000COPPER ALLOY
CU0148COPPER ALLOY 745
FBX000FELT
FBA000FIBER
GSA000GLASS
IRA000IRIDIUM
FEA000IRON
FEB000IRON CAST
NLB000NICKEL ALLOY
PCA000PLASTIC
PCP000PLASTIC POLYAMIDE
PTA000PLATINUM
RCE000RUBBER
RCAG00RUBBER LATEX
RCA000RUBBER NATURAL
RCB000RUBBER SYNTHETIC
JWE000SAPPHIRE
JWD000SAPPHIRE SYNTHETIC
STA000STEEL
STB000STEEL CORROSION RESISTING
BBLYJPRODUCED LINE WIDTH
A MEASUREMENT TAKEN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LENGTH OF THE LINE PRODUCED BY THE ITEM,IN DISTINCTION FROM THICKNESS.
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(BBLYJA2.0*)
Table 1
Reply Code (AA05)Reply
AINCHES
LMILLIMETERS
ABHPJOVERALL LENGTH
THE DIMENSION MEASURED ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS WITH TERMINATED POINTS AT THE EXTREME ENDS OF THE ITEM.
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(ABHPJAB2.0*;ABHPJAB2.0$$JAB2.1*)
Table 1
Reply Code (AA05)Reply
AINCHES
LMILLIMETERS
Table 2
Reply Code (AC20)Reply
ANOMINAL
BMINIMUM
CMAXIMUM
ALBYDUSAGE DESIGN
INDICATES THE DESIGNED USE OF THE ITEM.
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(ALBYDBMB*;ALBYDAKC$DBMB*;ALBYDAKC$$DBMB*)
Table 1
Reply Code (AH21)Reply
AKCFILM
BMBWRIST-HAND-THUMB ORTHOSES
BLCQDINK COLOR
THE HUE OR TINT OF THE INK.
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(BLCQDPK0008*;BLCQDPK0000$$DNA0000*)
Table 1
Reply Code (AD06)Reply
AM0000AMBER
BL0000BLACK
BU0000BLUE
BU0005BLUE, DARK
BR0000BROWN
PK0008CORAL
BU0056CYAN
GL0000GOLD
GY0000GRAY/GREY
GR0000GREEN
MS0034MAGENTA
NA0000NATURAL
RG0000ORANGE
PK0000PINK
PU0000PURPLE
RE0000RED
SL0000SILVER
TR0000TURQUOISE
RE0063VERMILLION
VL0000VIOLET
WH0000WHITE
YE0000YELLOW
ALGCGMOUNTING CONFIGURATION
THE PATTERN OR ARRANGEMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE MOUNTING CONFIGURATION OF THE ITEM.
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(ALGCGCLEARTEXT)
AGUCAUNIT PACKAGE QUANTITY
THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE UNIT PACKAGE.
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(AGUCA10*)
ALQGDCONTAINER TYPE
INDICATES THE TYPE OF CONTAINER PROVIDED.
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(ALQGDAB)
Table 1
Reply Code (AF72)Reply
ASBAG
ABBOX
FSPACKET
CBBL*DFEATURES PROVIDED
THOSE FEATURES,NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE ITEM.
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(CBBLDBNT)
Table 1
Reply Code (AN47)Reply
EBWNONREFILLABLE
BNTREFILLABLE
Reply to this MRC in accordance with Volume 3.
AGAV*GEND ITEM IDENTIFICATION
THE NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER OR THE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF THE END EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH THE ITEM IS A PART.
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(AGAVG3930-00-000-0000*; AGAVGFORKLIFT TRUCK, SMITH CORPORATION, MODEL 12, TYPE A*)
ZZZV*GFSC APPLICATION DATA
THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF A FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS /FSC/ TO AN ITEM BASED ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE NEXT HIGHER CLASSIFIABLE ASSEMBLY.
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(ZZZVGFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE ENGINE, NONAIRCRAFT*)
FEAT*GSPECIAL FEATURES
THOSE UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OR QUALITIES OF AN ITEM NOT COVERED IN THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND WHICH ARE DETERMINED TO BE ESSENTIAL FOR IDENTIFICATION ON ONE OR MORE OTHER FUNCTIONS.
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(FEATGADJUSTABLE NOSE CLIP*; FEATGADJUSTABLE NOSE PIECE; DISPOSABLE*)
ZZZK*JSPECIFICATION/STANDARD DATA
THE DOCUMENT DESIGNATOR OF THE SPECIFICATION OR STANDARD WHICH ESTABLISHED THE ITEM OF SUPPLY.
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(ZZZKJT81337-30642B*;ZZZKJS81349-MIL-D-180 REV1/CANCELED/*;ZZZKJP80205-NAS1103*;ZZZKJS81349-MIL-C-1140C/CE/*;ZZZKJT81337-30642B$$JP80205-NAS1103*)
Table 1
Reply Code (AN62)Reply
VFEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD
FFLAMMABILITY STANDARD
SGOVERNMENT SPECIFICATION
TGOVERNMENT STANDARD
UINTERNATIONAL STD/SPEC
DMANUFACTURERS SOURCE CONTROL
RMANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION
NMANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION CONTROL
MMANUFACTURERS STANDARD
BNATIONAL STD/SPEC
APROFESSIONAL/INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION SPECIFICATION
PPROFESSIONAL/INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION STANDARD
If the specification/standard cited in reply to MRC ZZZK is nondefinitive, reply to MRC ZZZT. This reply is the data which is not recorded in Segment C.
ZZZT*JNONDEFINITIVE SPEC/STD DATA
THE NUMBER, LETTER, OR SYMBOL INDICATING THE TYPE, STYLE, GRADE, CLASS, AND THE LIKE OF AN ITEM IN A NONIDENTIFYING SPECIFICATION OR STANDARD.
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(ZZZTJTY1*; ZZZTJTY1$$JSTA*; ZZZTJTY1$JSTA*)
Table 1
Reply Code (AD08)Reply
ALALLOY
BEANNEALED
ANANNEX
APAPPENDIX
ACAPPLICABILITY CLASS
ARARRANGEMENT
ASASSEMBLY
ABASSORTMENT
BFBOND
BXBOX
CYCAPACITY
CACASE
CTCATEGORY
CFCIRCUMFERENCE
CLCLASS
CECODE
CRCOLOR
CCCOMBINATION CODE
CNCOMPONENT
CPCOMPOSITION
CMCOMPOUND
CDCONDITION
AVCONFIGURATION
CSCONSTRUCTION
BGCORE CONDITION
CBCUT OFF
AMDELAY CLASS
DEDESIGN
DGDESIGNATOR
DWDRAWING NUMBER
DUDUPLEX
EGEDGE
ENEND
FYFAMILY
FGFIGURE
AKFILE NUMBER
FNFINISH
FBFLAVOR
BHFLUX PERCENTAGE
FMFORM
FAFORMULA
AJGAGE STOCK NUMBER
GRGRADE
GAGRADUATION
AXGRANULES
AYGRIT
GBGROUND
GPGROUP
HAHEAVY DUTY
BAIMAGE COLOR
NSINSERT
TMITEM
KDKIND
KTKIT
LGLENGTH
LVLEVEL
LTLIMIT
MKMARK
AAMARKER
ADMASK APERTURE
MLMATERIAL
BBMAXIMUM DENSITY
TAMEDIUM TEMPER
MHMESH
MEMETHOD
BCMINIMUM DENSITY
MDMODEL
MTMOUNTING
AQNATURAL
AUNON-DELAY CLASS
NRNUMBER
BLOUTFIT NUMBER
PAPARAGRAPH
PTPART
PNPATTERN
PCPHYSICAL CONDITION
PSPIECE
PLPLAN
PRPOINT
PDPOLISHED
PBPRESSURE RATING
QAQUALITY
QBQUENCHED
RNRANGE
AERAPID
RTRATING
RFREFERENCE NUMBER
RAREGULAR DUTY
BJRMA FLUX
SJSALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
SCSCHEDULE
SBSECTION
SLSELECTION
BDSERIALIZED
SESERIES
SVSERVICE
SXSET
SASHADE
SHSHAPE
SGSHEET
SZSIZE
AGSLOW
TCSOFT TEMPER
SKSOURCE
PZSPECIES
SQSPECIFICATION SHEET
SDSPEED
AWSTANDARD
SRSTRAIGHT
STSTYLE
SSSUBCLASS
SFSUBFORM
SPSUBTYPE
BKSUPPORT
SNSURFACE CONDITION
SYSYMBOL
SMSYSTEM
TBTABLE
TNTANNAGE
TPTEMPER
TXTEXTURE
TKTHICKNESS
TTTREATMENT
TRTRIM
TYTYPE
YNUNIT
AZUNSERIALIZED
VAVARIETY
WTWEIGHT
WDWIDTH
ZZZY*GREFERENCE NUMBER DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTICS
A FEATURE OF THE ITEM OF SUPPLY WHICH MUST BE SPECIFICALLY RECORDED WHEN THE REFERENCE NUMBER COVERS A RANGE OF ITEMS.
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(ZZZYGCOLOR CODED LEADS*; ZZZYGAS DIFFERENTIATED BY MATERIAL*)
Reply to this requirement only if the header record for the item identification for the item being identified has been coded as critical.
CRTL*ACRITICALITY CODE JUSTIFICATION
THE MASTER REQUIREMENT CODES OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE TECHNICALLY CRITICAL BY REASON OF TOLERANCE,FIT,PERFORMANCE,OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS WHICH AFFECT IDENTIFICATION OF THE ITEM.
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(CRTLAAKJA*; CRTLAAKJA$$ACSGS*)
If document availability code B, D, F, OR H, reply to MRC PRPY.
PRPY*APROPRIETARY CHARACTERISTICS
IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION FOR WHICH A NON-GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY HAS IDENTIFIED ALL OR SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ITEM AS BEING PROPRIETARY AND THEREFORE RESTRICTED FROM RELEASE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE ORIGINATOR OF THE DATA.
Enter the MRC codes of the individual characteristics of the description which are marked proprietary on the technical data, using and coding ($) for multiple characteristics. If all the MRCS are proprietary, enter the reply PACS. If none of the MRCS is proprietary, enter the reply NPAC.
(PRPYAPACS*;PRPYANPAC*; PRPYAMATL$$ASURF*)
ELRN*GEXTRA LONG REFERENCE NUMBER
A REFERENCE NUMBER EXCEEDING 32 POSITIONS.
Enter the entire reference number. Do not include the 5-position Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code unless there is more than one extra long reference number on the NSN.If there is more than one extra long reference number on the NSN, include the CAGE or NCAGE and separate each reference by using the "&" character.
(e.g., CAGE112036BIL060557LEN313605UZ62365 & CAGE112036BIL060557LEN313605UZ62365)
In determining quantity of characters in the reference number, count will be made after modification in accordance with Volume 2, Chapter 9, FLIS Procedures Manual, DoD 4100.39-M.
CXCY*GPART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY
THE NAME ASSIGNED TO THE ITEM BY THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION CONTROLLING THE DESIGN OF THE ITEM.
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(CXCYGLINE PROCESSOR CONTROL BOARD*)
CLQL*GCOLLOQUIAL NAME
A COMMON USAGE NAME BY WHICH AN ITEM IS KNOWN.
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(CLQLGWOVEN WIRE CLOTH*)