NOUN, WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFIERS, BY WHICH AN ITEM OF SUPPLY IS KNOWN.

THE NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER OR THE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF THE END EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH THE ITEM IS A PART.

THE NUMBER OF COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN THE ITEM.

THE ORIGINATOR /GOVERNMENTAL,INDUSTRIAL,OR OTHERWISE/ OF THE AVAILABLE DOCUMENT WHICH LISTS THE COMPONENT/S/ OF THE ITEM.

THE COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE) CODE OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY,INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION,OR OTHER SOURCE,WHICH CONTROLS THE DOCUMENT.

INDICATES THE TYPE OF DOCUMENT BY THE TITLE.

THE NUMBER OR SYMBOL/S/ USED TO IDENTIFY THE DOCUMENT.

THE PAGE NUMBER INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE COMPONENT/S/ LISTED IN THE DOCUMENT.

A LISTING OF THOSE MAJOR COMPONENTS WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF A NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER,AN ITEM NAME,STANDARDIZED NAME,OR PART NAME,AND THE NUMBER OF EACH.

A LISTING OF THOSE MAJOR COMPONENTS,OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF AN ITEM OF SUPPLY TO BE CATALOGED,AS INDICATED BY THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER,AND THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE ITEM AS IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER,AND THE NUMBER OF EACH.

THE NUMBER OF PARTS SUPPLIED WITH THE ITEM WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION.

THE NAME OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION THAT CONTROLS THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ACCESSORY ITEM. REINSTATED ON 8/29/16

ITEMS FURNISHED AS ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE NOT SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE.

THE SPECIFIC NUMBER USED TO IDENTIFY THE ACCESSORY.

THE APPROVED ITEM NAME OR PART NAME OF THE END EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH THE ITEM IS A PART.

THE COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE) CODE OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY,INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION,OR OTHER SOURCE,WHICH CONTROLS OR MANUFACTURES THE END ITEM.

THE COMBINED GROUP OF LETTERS,NUMERALS,AND/OR SYMBOLS WHICH COMPOSE THE ASSIGNED MODEL NUMBER OF THE ITEM.

MARKINGS INCLUDED ON AN ITEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFERING INSTRUCTIONS OR WARNINGS OR TO INDICATE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTION, OR APPLICATION OF THE ITEM. EXCLUDES MANUFACTURER'S PART NUMBERS, SYMBOLS, OR THE LIKE.

THOSE FEATURES,NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE ITEM.

THE SPECIFICATION,STANDARD,DRAWING,OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENT THAT SPECIFIES ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OR TEST CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH AN ITEM IS TESTED AND ESTABLISHES ACCEPTABLE LIMITS WITHIN WHICH THE ITEM MUST CONFORM IDENTIFIED BY AN ALPHABETIC AND/OR NUMERIC REFERENCE NUMBER. INCLUDES THE COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE) CODE OF THE ENTITY CONTROLLING THE INSTRUMENT.

TEST CONDITIONS AND RATINGS OR ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT, MORE CRITICAL, OR MORE SPECIFIC THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN A GOVERNING TEST DATA DOCUMENT.

A FIVE DIGIT NUMERIC CODE USED TO GROUP INDIVIDUAL SIZES OF A STANDARD GENERIC ITEM.

THE VARIATION WHEN THE ITEM IS IN CONFORMITY WITH A TYPE DESIGNATOR COVERED BY A SPECIFICATION OR STANDARD, EXCEPT IN REGARD TO ONE OR MORE TECHNICAL DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTICS.

AN INDICATION OF THE NUCLEAR HARDNESS CRITICALITY OF THE ITEM.

INDICATES THE TYPE OF PRODUCT THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED CHARACTERISTICS.

THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL RECOVERED OR RECYCLED MATERIAL, FROM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES OR CONSUMER, INCLUDED IN THE ITEM.

THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POST-CONSUMER RECOVERED OR RECYCLED MATERIAL INCLUDED IN THE ITEM.

A DESCRIPTION THAT EXCEEDS 5000 CHARACTERS.

THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AT WHICH AN ITEM CAN BE STORED WITHOUT DETRIMENTAL EFFECT.

INDICATES THE DESIGNED USE OF THE ITEM.

A CATEGORY ASSIGNED TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION OR MATERIAL TO SHOW THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE TO THE INTERESTS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WHICH COULD RESULT FROM ITS UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE AND TO SHOW THE STANDARD OF PROTECTION REQUIRED TO GUARD AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.

THE APPROXIMATE SHELF LIFE /STORAGE TIME/ OF THE ITEM.

A MEASUREMENT OF THE LONGEST DIMENSION OF AN ITEM UNENCUMBERED BY PACKAGING OR PACKING, IN DISTINCTION FROM WIDTH.

A MEASUREMENT TAKEN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LENGTH OF AN ITEM UNENCUMBERED BY PACKAGING OR PACKING,IN DISTINCTION FROM THICKNESS.

A MEASUREMENT FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP OF AN ITEM UNENCUMBERED BY PACKAGING OR PACKING,IN DISTINCTION FROM DEPTH.

THE MEASURE OF SENSITIVITY OF THE ITEM TO BE PACKAGED. A FACTOR USED BY PACKAGING ENGINEERS IN DEVISING PROPER CUSHIONING IN A PACKAGE.

THE PECULIAR STORAGE FEATURE/S/ REQUIRED FOR AN ITEM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE DEGREE OF PROTECTION NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN SERVICEABILITY STANDARDS.

A MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME TAKEN BY MULTIPLYING THE LENGTH BY THE WIDTH BY THE HEIGHT OF AN ITEM AND RENDERED IN CUBIC UNITS.

INDICATES THE TYPE OF CONTAINER PROVIDED.

CHARACTERISTICS OR QUALITIES OF AN ITEM NOT COVERED IN ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT THAT ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR ONE OR MORE FUNCTIONS, EXCLUDING NSN ASSIGNMENT.

THE ALPHA-NUMERIC DESIGNATION THAT IDENTIFIES THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE ITEM ACCORDING TO THE CATEGORY OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED.

DESCRIBES THE CAPABILITIES,INTENDED USE,AND/OR PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE ITEM IS PROVIDED.

THE ALPHA-NUMERIC-ALPHA DESIGNATION USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE AND/OR MODEL OF THE BASIC ITEM.

INDICATES THE RELATIONSHIP,SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION,CAPABILITIES,AND THE LIKE,OF THE ITEM TO A SIMILAR ITEM.

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ITEM.

INDICATES THE DATE THE ITEM WAS ENTERED INTO MIL-HDBK-300.

THE CONTROLLING ACTIVITY AND IDENTIFICATION OF A DOCUMENT USED IN LIEU OF A SPECIFICATION IN THE PROCUREMENT OF AN ITEM OF SUPPLY.

THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF A FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS /FSC/ TO AN ITEM BASED ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE NEXT HIGHER CLASSIFIABLE ASSEMBLY.

THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) TO EACH PROPER SHIPPING NAME. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS PRECEDED BY THE LETTERS "UN" ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL AS WELL AS DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION AND THOSE PRECEDED BY THE LETTERS "NA" ARE NOT RECOGNIZED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (DANGEROUS GOODS) EXCEPT TO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

AN ALPHA-NUMERIC CODE IDENTIFYING THE DRAWING AND/OR SPECIFICATION WHICH CONTROLS THE LOADING OF THE PACKAGE.

AN ALPHA-NUMERIC CODE ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IDENTIFYING THE FINAL HAZARD CLASSIFICATION.

THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE UNIT PACKAGE.

THE TECHNICAL DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTIC(S) OF AN ITEM OF SUPPLY THAT DEPART(S) FROM THE TEXT OF A SPECIFICATION OR A STANDARD IN THAT IT REPRESENTS A SELECTION OF CHARACTERISTICS STATED IN THE SPECIFICATION OR STANDARD AS BEING OPTIONAL OR A VARIATION FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE STATED CHARACTERISTICS OR AN ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTIC NOT STATED IN THE SPECIFICATION OR STANDARD.

THE PATTERN OR ARRANGEMENT THAT DESCRIBES THE MOUNTING CONFIGURATION OF THE ITEM.

AN INDICATION OF THE DISPOSITION OF AN ITEM AFTER INITIAL USE.

INDICATES THE LOCATION AT WHICH THE ITEM IS TO BE USED.