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The NATO Stock Number or National Stock Number (NSN) is a 13-digit alphanumeric code consisting of a Group of Supply, a Class of Supply and the unique NIIN to designate unique items of supply grouped by their relative catalog category. The first four digits are the NATO Supply Classification (NSC) or Federal Supply Class (FSC) code.
The Federal Stock Number (FSN) was the codification system used by the U.S. federal government from 1955 to 1974. [1]It was 11 digits long. The first four digits were the Federal Supply Classification Group (FSCG) code.
An NSN on the tag of a pair of trousers. A NATO Stock Number, or National Stock Number (NSN) as it is known in the U.S., is a 13-digit numeric code used by the NATO military alliance, identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all member states of NATO.
The United States of America re-classified all of their pre-NCB System (pre-1974) Federal Supply Numbers(FSN) with the 00 NCB code as the NCB System was launched. The United States of America have NCB codes 00 through 10 reserved for their use and currently are using NCBs of 00 and 01.
Unambiguous item identification in accordance with the STANAG 3151 standard. This identification takes place utilizing a NATO Stock Number (NSN), which is composed of a 4-digit NATO Supply Classification Code, a 2-digit code for the National Codification Bureau (NCB) representing the country that codifies the item, and a 7-digit non-significant number that is assigned by this NCB.
The Commercial and Government Entity Code, or CAGE Code, is a unique identifier assigned to suppliers to various government or defense agencies, as well as to government agencies themselves and various organizations. CAGE codes provide a standardized method of identifying a given facility at a specific location.
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National Stock/Supply Code for Manufacturers: An older name for "CAGE code". Also FSCM (Federal Stock/Supply Code for Manufacturers). N&T or N/T or NT: normalized and tempered: A form of heat treatment in which the metal is first normalized (stress-relieved) and then tempered. Compare H&T. NTS: not to scale: See also Engineering drawing > Scale.