GLOSSARY - TM-38-4000475

GLOSSARY

Uniform terminology is basic to uniform operating procedures.

Battery charger-An electrical device used for recharging

Following is a glossary of words and terms making up

the language of storage and materials handling for

batteries that operate equipment.

operating personnel:

Bay-Designated area within a section of a warehouse or

Advanced decay-The stage of decay in which the

depot shop, usually outlined or bounded by posts,

disintegration is readily recognized because the

pillars, columns, or painted lines.

wood has become punky, soft and spongy, stringy,

Bill of lading-A document used to procure freight and

pitted, or crumbly.

cargo transportation, and related services, from

Air-dried or air-seasoned-Dried by exposure to the air,

commercial carriers for the movement of material.

usually in a yard, without artificial heat.

Bin area-An area for the storage of supply items which

Airshipment-Transportation by air either CONUS or

are binnable.

OCONUS.

Binder-Any material such as burlap, heavy paperboard,

Aisle-Any passageway within a storage area.

or thin lumber placed between layers of stock to

stabilize stacks.

Allocated space-A definite number of net square feet of

Bin storage space-Area in which bins have been

a specified type of storage space formally

apportioned for use.

erected, including the aisles and working space

between bins.

Assembly-Area used for collecting and combining

Blitz can-The standard U.S. Government issue 5gallon

material components.

container used especially to transport water or

Assignment of space-Designation of specific space

gasoline. (Sometimes referred to as a "jerry can.")

within the installation for storage purposes.

Block-Self-supporting regular stack of supplies, two

or more units wide, two or more deep, and two or

Attainable cubic feet-The product of net storage space

more high.

A block may be rectangular or

(sq ft) multiplied by the stacking height(s) permitted

pyramidal.

by safety regulations/restrictions and floor load

limitations with available materials handling

Block storing-Storage of similar containers or material in

equipment (MHE) and storage aids.

a block.

Attainable storage height-The height permitted by safety

Blue stain-A bluish or grayish discoloration of the

regulations/restriction and floor load limitations with

sapwood caused by the growth of certain mold like

available MHE and storage aids.

fungi on the surface and in the interior; made

possible by the same conditions that favor the

Backlog-An accumulation of incompleted work.

growth of other fungi.

Bale-Articles or materials compressed in a shaped unit

Bolster-Block of hardwood supporting drafts of lumber

and usually bound with cord or metal ties under

and used when transporting the drafts by means of

tension. May be wrapped in paper, thin veneer

truck straddle carriers.

wood, textile material, or combinations thereof.

Box-A rigid container having closed faces, usually

Bar code-An array of rectangular marks and spaces in a

constructed of wood, metal, paperboard, fiberboard,

predetermined pattern depicting machine language

plywood, plastic, or a combination of such materials.

information which can be numeric, alpha, or

Strength and stability is dependent upon the

combinations.

material of the faces and the fastening of faces in

Bare item-An item that has had all packaging materials

assembling the box.

removed to allow for functional inspections.

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