Protected designation origin (1182 bytes)
1: ...rally applied to [[food]] products characteristic of and generally associated with a particular region...
3: ...ng such by that [[U.S. state|state's]] Department of [[Citrus]].
5: ...ed by the [[European Commission]]. A famous such designation is [[Stilton cheese]], which may be produced usin...
7: ...eristic foods. In reality, such designations may often become a subject for divisive [[politics]].

Protected designation of origin (4199 bytes)
1: ...ected designation of origin''' ('''PDO''') and '''protected geographical indication''' ('''PGI''') and
4: It protects the names of [[wine]]s, [[cheese]]s, [[Ham (meat)|ham]]s, [[sa...
7: ...ôlée]]'' (AOC) system or the ''[[Denominazione di Origine Controllata]]'' (DOC) used in [[Italy]].
9: ...gislation states that registered designations are protected against
11: ... usurpation or imitation, even if the true origin of the product is indicated or if the appellation is...

Star designation (2267 bytes)
3: ...alogue numbers. This article briefly surveys some of the methods used to designate stars.
9: ...st of traditional star names]] for a list of some of these names.
13: ... a system which is still widely used. See [[Bayer designation]] for details.
17: ...preferred when there is a choice. See [[Flamsteed designation]] for details.
19: == Variable designations ==

Bayer designation (2444 bytes)
1: ...nd α And (δ Peg). Nonetheless, these designations have proved useful and are widely used today.
3: ... together with the standard 3-letter abbreviation of the constellation, as in α CMa or β Pe...
5: ...ar designation|variable designations]], not Bayer designations.
7: ..., but there are some exceptions such as the chain of stars &pi;¹, &pi;², &pi;<su...
10: * [[Flamsteed designation]]

Provisional designation (11942 bytes)
1: ...rn set in [[1925]] by the [[Minor Planet Center]] of the [[IAU]].
3: ==Historical designations==
22: ...mber of the asteroid ''in the chronological order of its discovery''.
24: ...em bodies. In the BAJ for [[1855]], the numbering of the minor planets began with (5) Astrea and went ...
27: ...icle_query?1854AN.....38..143. the whip and lance of Mars' martial sister]

Flamsteed designation (1772 bytes)
4: ...r is assigned a number and the Latin [[genitive]] of the [[constellation]] it lies in.
6: ...y used when no Bayer designation exists. Examples of well-known stars which are usually referred to by...
8: ...sible from [[Great Britain]], and therefore stars of the far southern constellations have no Flamsteed...
11: * [[star designation]]

Conservation designation (896 bytes)
1: ...h explains the status of an area of land in terms of [[conservation]] or [[Environmental protection|pr...
5: *[[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB)
11: *[[Site of Special Scientific Interest]], (SSSI)
16: *[[Special Area of Conservation]]
19: ==Examples in the United States of America==

Orbiter Vehicle Designation (793 bytes)
1: ...[NASA]] [[space shuttle]] designation is composed of a prefix and suffix seperated by a dash. The pre...
3: The suffix is composed of two parts: the series and the vehicle number.

Variable star designation (1240 bytes)
1: ...soon fell into the Bayer trap of reaching the end of the alphabet while still having stars to name. Af...
8: ...e up on the Roman alphabet after 334 combinations of letters and start naming stars with V335, V336, a...
10: Sample designations are [[R Coronae Borealis]], [[YY Geminorum]], an...

Digital Signal Designation (1428 bytes)
1: ...gital Signal Designation''' is the classification of digital bandwidth used in transport from one loca...
8: ...</td><td>'''Channels (DS0s)'''</td><td>'''Carrier Designation'''</td></tr>
20: ...</td><td>'''Channels (DS0s)'''</td><td>'''Carrier Designation'''</td></tr>

Idflieg aircraft designation system (2407 bytes)
1: ...military aircraft]] designations prior to the end of [[World War I]].
3: Each designation consisted of one of the following letters, followed by a [[roman nume...
5: ...ingle-seat unarmed aircraft, powered by an engine of less than 150 hp (112 kW)
6: ...wo-seat unarmed [[biplane]], powered by an engine of less than 150 hp
7: ... - two-seat unarmed biplane, powered by an engine of more than 150 hp

RLM aircraft designation system (7728 bytes)
1: ...|here]], the '''RLM-GL/C list'''. Mainly aircraft of the WW2 luftwaffe, but also civilian airliners, s...
5: ...um'' "Reich Aviation Ministry") was given control of the country's aviation activities in [[1933]] it ...
7: ... the RLM occasionally deliberately took advantage of the confusion as a [[disinformation]] strategy, f...
9: ...es were numbered in steps of 100 above the number of the basic model they were derived from. Thus, the...
11: ... is particularly muddled at the beginning and end of the list.

Japanese military aircraft designation systems (7776 bytes)
1: ...ikipedia are titled by the manufacturer and short designation code.
3: ...ignation schemes are difficult, but that a number of different schemes were simultaneously in use.
7: ...gh [[1945]], and finally a SADP (Service Airplane Designation System) number used from [[1939]] onward.
11: ...xperimental, or ''Shi'' number, based on the year of the Emperor's reign the specification was issued ...
13: ...Hirohito]], the ''Showa Emperor'', thus the years of ''Showa'' were those used, which began in [[1926]...

British military aircraft designation systems (3431 bytes)
1: ...'N' for [[naval]], 'B' for [[bomber]], and so on. Often the [[Royal Navy|Navy]] would simply preface t...
3: ...t elsewhere. These did have reasonably consistent designations. The [[Admiralty]] chose to have private industr...
5: ...iated ''Air Ministry Specification'' number. Some of these never produced a [[prototype]], let alone a...
7: ...cated by letters to indicate the current function of that aircraft and then a number indicating the se...
8: ...ion changes from time to time and a change in the designation letters and sometimes the following digit will re...

USSR military aircraft designation systems (3937 bytes)
2: Aircraft were given names or numerical designations by manufacturers.
5: ...rs/manufacturers usually also gave them their own designations.
41: ... built - protoype fighter from Ilyushin may share designation)
48: ...upolev/Sukhoi ANT-37 (cancelled bomber derivative of ANT-25)
57: ...r 1939 used letter abbreviations for the ''design office'',

United States of America military aircraft designation systems (2081 bytes)
1: The '''United States Military Aircraft Designation System''' was first designed in [[1919]] when the...
4: ...Corps]] / [[United States Army Air Force]] used a designation system based on [[Operation (military)|mission]] ...
5: ...States Marine Corps]]) used a completely separate designation system, based on both ''mission'' and ''manufactu...
6: ...]] [[Convair B-36|B-36]] bomber kept its previous designation.
7: ...'mission''-based designations was used, with most of these re-starting from 1. Various previously-desi...

1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system (9450 bytes)
1: ...rcraft operated by manufacturers or NASA are also often assigned numbers in the X-series.
5: ...ces an MDS (or Mission-Design-Series) designation of the form:
7: ...t also be included. The options and usage of each designation elements will be discussed below.
11: ... the type of aerospace craft. Aircraft not in one of the following categories (most fixed-wing aircraf...
18: ...TOL]] (Vertical Take-Off and Landing / Short Take-Off and Landing)

Target Acquisition Designation Sight, Pilot Night Vision System (1282 bytes)
1: '''Target Acquisition Designation Sight, Pilot Night Vision System''' (TADS/PNVS) i...
4: == Target Acquisition Designation Sight (TADS) ==
6: ... mounted optical sights, overlaid upon their view of the cockpit and battlespace.
13: ...ment so as to accurately match the head movements of the pilot.

Protected area (1092 bytes)
1: ...and by the enabling laws of each country or rules of international organization.
3: ...'' [[National park]]s are probably the best-known protected areas, but there are many other categories such a...
5: *[[Protected areas of Australia]]
6: *[[Protected areas of the European Union]]
7: *[[Protected areas of New Zealand]]

Wi-Fi Protected Access (3252 bytes)
1: ... was prepared. Certifications for implementations of WPA started in April [[2003]], while the full 802...
9: ...y, by increasing the size of the keys, the number of keys in use, and adding a secure message verifica...
12: ...d capabilities the certified product has in terms of security.
15: * Wi-Fi Alliance. (2003). Wi-Fi Protected Access: Strong, standards-based, interoperable se...
16: * Wi-Fi Alliance. (2004). Wi-Fi Protected Access&trade; security sees strong adoption: Wi-F...

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