standby
On the one hand, readiness is the will and the ability to take on a helping task at any time or at set times.
The word can also mean to be ready for a trip or for a special person (e.g. patient).
The term stands for:
- Readiness (DRK) , structure of the German Red Cross
- Readiness (magazine) , a fortnightly sheet for the GDR riot police
- On-call service, emergency services on standby
- Riot police
- Standby care
- Readiness potential
- a tactical association of a certain size
- Readiness as a predisposition of sensory or motor centers for a certain arousal or a constant impulse, see attitude (psychosomatics)
See also:
- Adsum ("I am ready"), service promise at the ordination
- processing
- Leadership group readiness
- Combat readiness
Wiktionary: readiness - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
