provisioning
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pro·vi·sion
(prə-vĭzh′ən)n.
1.
a. The act of providing or supplying something: the provision of health care; the provision of rations.
b. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation: The provision for retirement requires planning.
2.
a. Something provided: A fire escape is an important provision in a building.
b. provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.
3. A preparatory action or measure: We must make provisions for riding out the storm.
4. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document: the constitutional provision concerned with due process.
v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions
v.tr.
To supply with provisions.
v.intr.
To take preparatory action or measures: A bank must provision against losses from bad loans.
[Middle English, from Old French, forethought, from Latin prōvīsiō, prōvīsiōn-, from prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre, to foresee, provide for; see provide.]
pro·vi′sion·er n.
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provisioning
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.