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lo·gis·tics  (l-jstks, l-)
n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. The aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel.
2. The management of the details of an operation.

[French logistiques, from logistique, logic (perhaps influenced by loger, to quarter), from Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation; see logistic.]

logistics
Noun
the detailed planning and organization of a large complex operation, such as a military campaign [French loger to lodge]
logistical
logistic adj
logistically adv

logistics
the branch of military science concerned with the movement and supply of troops. — logistician, n.
See also: War
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Noun1.logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
supplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something

logistics

The science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, those aspects of military operations that deal with: a. design and development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; b. movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; c. acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and d. acquisition or furnishing of services.
Translations
Spanish logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] nlogística
French logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] nlogistique f
German logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] nLogistik f
Italian logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] nlogistica

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