A '''NATO Stock Number''', or '''National Stock Number''' (NSN) as it is known in the US, is a 13-digit numeric [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code|code], identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all NATO countries including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense United States Department of Defense]. Pursuant to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO NATO] <span style=color:blue>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardization_Agreement Standardization Agreements]</span>, the NSN has come to be used in all treaty countries.
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A '''NATO Stock Number''', or '''National Stock Number''' (NSN) as it is known in the US, is a 13-digit numeric '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code code]''', identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all NATO countries including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense United States Department of Defense]. Pursuant to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO NATO] <span style=color:blue>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardization_Agreement Standardization Agreements]</span>, the NSN has come to be used in all treaty countries.