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Alfa

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000155

The letter "A" as spoken in the NATO phonetic alphabet, used for clear and unambiguous communication, particularly over radio or in noisy environments. In trades and industrial settings, it serves to label components, designate specific locations on a job site, or identify phases of a project, such as "Bay Alfa" or "Circuit A". The full sequence begins with Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, and continues through the entire alphabet to Zulu.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000155
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectShop talk and trade slang
ReferencesAlfa: slang definition (Slang.pl)
TranslationsGerman: Alfa; Spanish: Alfa; French: Alfa
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000155",
  "term": "Alfa",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The letter \"A\" as spoken in the NATO phonetic alphabet, used for clear and unambiguous communication, particularly over radio or in noisy environments. In trades and industrial settings, it serves to label components, designate specific locations on a job site, or identify phases of a project, such as \"Bay Alfa\" or \"Circuit A\". The full sequence begins with Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, and continues through the entire alphabet to Zulu.",
  "subject": "Shop talk and trade slang",
  "references": [
    "Alfa: slang definition (Slang.pl)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Alfa",
    "es": "Alfa",
    "fr": "Alfa"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/alfa/"
}

Record 163 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.