3.11.
PROCEDURE WORDS
To expedite radiotelephone message handling, certain words and phrases
are universally used and understood by U. S. military service operators.
Generally called procedure words, or prowords, they are used as applicable
in TRS radio transmission to substitute for one or more sentences in a
message. The words or phrases and their meanings follow.
WORD OR PHRASE
MEANING
Acknowledge
I want an acknowledgement to be sure you
have received, understood, and will
comply with this message.
Break
I hereby indicate the separation of the
text from the other portions of the
message.
Correction
An error has been made in this transmission
(or messages indicated).
The correct
version is--that which follows is a
corrected version in answer to your
request for verification.
Disregard this transmission
This transmission is in error.
Disregard
it. (This proword shall not be used to
cancel any message already transmitted
for
which
acknowledgment
has
been
received.)
From
The originator of this message is indicated
by the address designation immediately
following.
Groups
This message contains the number of groups
indicated by the numeral following.
I read back
The following is my response to your
instructions to read back.
I say again
I am repeating transmission or portion of
message indicated.
I verify
That which follows has been verified at
your request and is repeated.
(This is
used only as a reply to VERIFY.)
Message follows
A message which requires recording is about
to follow (to be transmitted immediately
after this call.)
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