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  2. Automatic terminal information service - Wikipedia

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    The letter progresses through the alphabet with every update and starts at alpha after a break in service of twelve hours or more. When contacting the local control unit, pilots indicate their information <letter>, where <letter> is the ATIS identification letter of the ATIS transmission the pilot received. This helps the ATC controller verify ...

  3. First information report - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A first information report (FIR) is a document prepared by police organisations in many South and Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, when they receive information about the commission of a cognisable offence, or in Singapore when the police receive information about any criminal offence.

  4. 16-line message format - Wikipedia

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    16-line message format. 16-line message format, or Basic Message Format, is the standard military radiogram format (in NATO allied nations) for the manner in which a paper message form is transcribed through voice, Morse code, or TTY transmission formats. The overall structure of the message has three parts: HEADING (which can use as many as 10 ...

  5. BLUF (communication) - Wikipedia

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    BLUF (communication) BLUF (bottom line up front) [1] is the practice of beginning a message with its key information (the "bottom line"). This provides the reader with the most important information first. [2] By extension, that information is also called a BLUF. It differs from an abstract or executive summary in that it is simpler and more ...

  6. Report - Wikipedia

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    Report. A report is a document or a statement that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are usually given in the form of written documents. [1][2] Typically reports relay information that was found or observed. [2]

  7. Letter of transmittal - Wikipedia

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    In economics, a letter of transmittal is a type of cover letter that accompanies a document, such as a financial report or security certificate. A Transmittal Letter is a business letter and is formatted accordingly, it should include the recipient's address, sender's address, distribution list, a salutation and closing.

  8. Request for information - Wikipedia

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    Request for information. A request for information (RFI) is a common business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of various suppliers. [1] Normally it follows a format that can be used for comparative purposes. An RFI is primarily used to gather information to help make a decision on what steps to ...

  9. Letter (paper size) - Wikipedia

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    The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual papermaking, the 11-inch length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms". [2]