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In US government/military documentation, ENCLOSURE refers to supplementary documents or attachments formally incorporated into official correspondence, memoranda, or directives (NOT to be confused with physical structures like buildings or containers).
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A formally-numbered supplementary document or attachment incorporated into official US military or government correspondence, memoranda, or directives to provide supporting information while maintaining clarity and conciseness in the primary communication.
Um documento ou anexo de apoio formalmente numerado incorporado em correspondência, memorandos ou diretrizes oficiais militares ou governamentais dos EUA para fornecer informações de apoio, mantendo a clareza e concisão na comunicação primária.
Enrichment
- Army Regulation 25-50: Information Management: Records ManagementUS Army▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Official regulatory definition of enclosures in military correspondence
- Procedural requirements for numbering and ordering enclosures
- Rules governing use of enclosures in memoranda and formal correspondence
- Army Doctrine and Team Development: Writing in the Army StyleJames Madison University / US Army▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Enclosures used for additional information and lengthy explanations in military correspondence
- Sequential numbering and ordering requirements
- Standard formatting conventions for military documents
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary: EnclosureMerriam-Webster▎ high· 2026-05-14
- General definition: act of enclosing; thing that encloses; something placed inside
- Etymology traceable to 15th century
- Common usage in documentation and correspondence contexts
ENCLOSURE
Description (EN)
Stub generated by entity dedup. Will be enriched in Phase 6.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Stub gerado pela deduplicação de entidades. Será enriquecido na Fase 6.
<!-- enrichment:start -->Enrichment (EN)
Disambiguation: In US government/military documentation, ENCLOSURE refers to supplementary documents or attachments formally incorporated into official correspondence, memoranda, or directives (NOT to be confused with physical structures like buildings or containers).
In US military and government administrative practice, an enclosure is a supporting document or attachment formally incorporated into official correspondence, memoranda, or directives. Enclosures serve to provide additional information, explanations, charts, manuals, or related materials while keeping the primary communication concise and focused. They are governed by formal procedural rules, particularly Army Regulation 25-50 and related Department of Defense instructions, which mandate that all enclosures be numbered sequentially and attached in the order they are mentioned in the body of the correspondence. Enclosures can themselves contain sub-enclosures (referred to as 'enclosures to enclosures') when additional nested supporting materials are required. This administrative instrument is fundamental to formal US military and federal government correspondence procedures.
Enriquecimento (PT-BR)
Desambiguação: In US government/military documentation, ENCLOSURE refers to supplementary documents or attachments formally incorporated into official correspondence, memoranda, or directives (NOT to be confused with physical structures like buildings or containers).
Na prática administrativa militar e governamental dos EUA, um enclosure (enclosure) é um documento de apoio ou anexo formalmente incorporado em correspondência oficial, memorandos ou diretrizes. Enclosures servem para fornecer informações adicionais, explicações, gráficos, manuais ou materiais relacionados, mantendo a comunicação principal concisa e focada. Eles são regidos por regras procedurais formais, particularmente a Regulamentação do Exército (Army Regulation) 25-50 e instruções relacionadas do Departamento de Defesa, que determinam que todos os enclosures sejam numerados sequencialmente e anexados na ordem em que são mencionados no corpo da correspondência. Enclosures podem conter sub-enclosures (referidos como 'enclosures para enclosures') quando materiais de apoio adicionais aninhados são necessários. Este instrumento administrativo é fundamental para os procedimentos formais de correspondência militar e governamental federal dos EUA.
External Sources
- Army Regulation 25-50: Information Management: Records Management · US Army · reliability:
high— Official regulatory definition of enclosures in military correspondence; Procedural requirements for numbering and ordering enclosures; Rules governing use of enclosures in memoranda and formal correspondence - Army Doctrine and Team Development: Writing in the Army Style · James Madison University / US Army · reliability:
high— Enclosures used for additional information and lengthy explanations in military correspondence; Sequential numbering and ordering requirements; Standard formatting conventions for military documents - Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Enclosure · Merriam-Webster · reliability:
high— General definition: act of enclosing; thing that encloses; something placed inside; Etymology traceable to 15th century; Common usage in documentation and correspondence contexts