logistics English · revision 15292

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|logistique|t=the art of quartering troops]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) apparently from [[m|fr|logis|t=lodging]], from [[fro|logeis|t=shelter for an army, encampment]], from [[m|fro|loge]] (see [[lodge]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) with a Greek-derived suffix, its form influenced by [[m|fr|logistique|t=of calculation]] (see [[logistic]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The art of moving, quartering and supplying troops: 1846 in Etymonline, 1879 in Barnhart and the OED.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The New Oxford dates it to the late 19th century.^(NODE 1998) The management of materials flowing through an organization, and the detailed planning of any large complex operation, are later extensions.^(Collins 2023)^(AHD) Logistical is a related adjective.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1846 – logistics (Etymonline).^(Etymonline)

+ * 1879 – the movement and supply of troops.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The planning and management of the movement, supply and quartering of military forces.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The detailed organization of a complex operation, or the management of the flow of goods through a business.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[logistician]]

+ * [[logistic]]

+ * [[logistical]]

+ * [[lodge]]

+ * [[lodging]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}