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Materiel or matériel^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] (/məˌtɪəriˈɛl/; from French matériel 'equipment, hardware') is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.^[a]

^ ^a ^b "materiel". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
^ "matériel". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
^ "matériel". Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman.
^ "matériel". Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
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