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[loh-jis-tiks, luh-]
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noun ( used with a singular or plural verb ) 1. the branch of military science and operations dealing with the procurement, supply, and maintenance of equipment, with the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel, with the provision of facilities and services, and with related matters. 2. the planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of a business or other operation.

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Origin: 187580; < French logistique quartermaster's work, equivalent to log ( er ) to lodge, be quartered (said of troops) + -istique -istic; see -ics

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noun Sometimes, logistics. 1. symbolic logic. 2. Archaic . mathematical calculation. adjective 3. of or pertaining to logistic. Origin: 162030; < French logistique < Late Latin logisticus of computation < Greek logistiks skilled in calculation, rational, equivalent to logist ( s ) calculator, reasoner ( *logid-, base of logzein to reckon, verbal derivative of lgos word ( see logos) + -t agent suffix, with d > s t s ) + - o -ic t is k
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n 1.the science of the movement, supplying, and maintenance of military forces in the field 2.the management of materials flow through an organization, from raw materials through to finished goods 3.the detailed planning and organization of any large complex operation [C19: from French logistique, from loger to lodge ] logistician n
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