rationalization

ra·tion·al·i·za·tion  (rsh-n-l-zshn)

n.

1. The act, process, or practice of rationalizing.

2. An instance of rationalizing.

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Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more efficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance. Rationalization includes consolidation, reassignment of national priorities to higher alliance needs, standardization, specialization, mutual support or improved interoperability, and greater cooperation. Rationalization applies to both weapons and/or materiel resources and non-weapons military matters.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rationalization - the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason rationalisation explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible raison d'etre - reason for being
	2.	rationalization - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening rationalisation psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
	3.	rationalization - (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation rationalisation simplification - elimination of superfluous details math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
	4.	rationalization - the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency rationalisation organization, organisation - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
	5.	rationalization - systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale systematisation, systematization, rationalisation organisation, organization - the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" codification - the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order formalisation, formalization - the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)

Translations

rationalization [ˌræʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N

1. [of ideas etc] → racionalización f

2. (= reorganization) → reconversión f, reorganización f
industrial rationalization → reconversión f industrial, reorganización f industrial

rationalization [ˌræʃ^ənəlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] rationalisation (British) n → rationalisation f

rationalization

n → Rationalisierung f; (of problem) → vernünftige Betrachtung

rationalization [ˌræʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → razionalizzazione f

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rationalization [ˌræʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → razionalizzazione f