ACTUAL

actual

Noun

  1. An actual, real one; notably:
    1. Something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
    2. A radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
"Bravo Six Actual, Snakebite leader" (The person with the callsign "Snakebite leader" requests to speak to the commander of company Bravo and not the radio operator.)

Adjective

  1. Existing in act or reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
  2. Factual, real, not just apparent or even false.
  3. In action at the time being; now existing; current.
  4. Active, not passive.
  5. Used to emphasise a noun or verb, whether something is real or metaphorical.


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