In 1996, the National Institute of Standards and Technology defined electronic data interchange as the computer-to-computer interchange of strictly formatted messages that represent documents other than monetary instruments.
A battalion is a military unit with 300 to 1,200 soldiers that usually consists of two to seven companies and is commanded by either a lieutenant colonel or a colonel. Several battalions form a regiment or brigade. The nomenclature varies by nationality and by branch of arms, for instance, some armies organize their infantry into battalions, but call battalion-sized cavalry, reconnaissance, or tank units a squadron or a regiment instead.
The definition of a battalion is a large group of soldiers, or a group of combat units. An example of a battalion is a group of 20 tanks attacking the same target. battalion. battalion.