Designation:D996−10aStandardTerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnvironments1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD996;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.INTRODUCTIONThetermsanddefinitionsinthisstandardaregroupedintorelatedareasunderprincipalconcepts.Thebroaddescriptortermforeachgroupisfollowedinalphabeticalorderbynarrowertermsandrelatedterms.Cross-referencesareincludedwheretheconceptgroupisnotobvious.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologyisacompilationofdefinitionsoftechnicaltermsusedinthepackaginganddistributionenvi-ronments.Termsthataregenerallyunderstoodoradequatelyfoundinotherreadilyavailablesourcesarenotincluded.1.2Adefinitionisasinglesentencewithadditionalinfor-mationincludedindiscussions.1.3DefinitionsthatareidenticaltothosepublishedbyanotherstandardsorganizationorASTMcommitteeareiden-tifiedwiththenameoftheorganizationorASTMcommittee.1.4Thedefinitionsinthisterminologyaregroupedintorelatedareasunderprincipalconcepts.Thebroaddiscriptortermforeachgroupisfollowedinalphabeticalorderbynarrowertermsandrelatedterms.Cross-referencesarein-cludedwheretheconceptgroupisnotobvious.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C717TerminologyofBuildingSealsandSealantsD907TerminologyofAdhesivesD1596TestMethodforDynamicShockCushioningChar-acteristicsofPackagingMaterialD3288TestMethodsforMagnet-WireEnamelsE176TerminologyofFireStandardsG15TerminologyRelatingtoCorrosionandCorrosionTest-ing(Withdrawn2010)32.2FederalStandard:PPP-F-320Fiberboard,CorrugatedandSolid,SheetStock(ContainerGrade),andCutShapes42.3OtherStandards:UniformFreightClassificationRule305NationalMotorFreightClassification63.Terminologyabsorbentpacking—Seepacking.adhesive,n—asubstancecapableofholdingmaterialstogetherbysurfaceattach...
