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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGo-no-go
/ˌɡoʊ.nəˈɡoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Designating a critical point at which a decision must be made whether to proceed with an undertaking or to abort it.
"The launch team reached a go-no-go decision point just ten minutes before liftoff."
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An evaluation or test that results in either proceeding or stopping an action.
"The final safety inspection served as a crucial go-no-go for the entire engineering project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the mid-20th century, the term arose primarily within United States aerospace programs, particularly NASA launch operations. It is a compound phrase derived from the operational commands 'go' (proceed) and 'no-go' (abort), which were used by controllers during critical countdown sequences to evaluate system readiness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Go-no-go" is said worldwide
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quitte ou double
Transliteration: kit oo doobl
"C'est une décision critique de type go-no-go."
Entscheidung
Transliteration: entshaidung
"Das Projekt steht vor einer entscheidenden Go-No-Go-Entscheidung."
decisione cruciale
Transliteration: decisione cruciale
"Siamo arrivati al momento della decisione go-no-go."
de continuidad
Transliteration: de continuidad
"La prueba final es una evaluación de seguir o no seguir."
decisão de ir ou não
Transliteration: decisao de ir ou nao
"A equipe fez uma avaliação de ir ou não ir antes do lançamento."
निर्णायक बिंदु
Transliteration: nirnayak bindu
"यह परियोजना एक निर्णायक बिंदु पर पहुँच गई है।"
关键抉择
Transliteration: guānjiàn juézé
"发射前进行了关键的起飞决策。"
진행 여부 결정
Transliteration: jinhaeng yeobu gyeoljeong
"우리는 프로젝트 진행 여부 결정 단계에 도달했습니다."
続行か中止か
Transliteration: zokkou ka chuushi ka
"打ち上げの続行か中止かを判断する重要な瞬間です。"
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