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Within [[military terminology]] a corps may be:
*an [[military organization|operational formation]], sometimes known as a '''field corps''', which consists of two or more [[division (military)|divisions]], such as the [[I Corps (Grande Armée)|{{lang|fr|cat=no|Corps d'armée}}]], later known as {{lang|fr|I Corps}} ("First Corps") of Napoleon I's {{lang|fr|Grande Armée}});
*an '''administrative corps''' (or [[Muster (military)|mustering]]) – that is a [[#Administrative corps|specialized branch]] of a military service (such as an [[artillery corps]], a [[Army Air Corps|army air corps]], a [[Navy air corps|navy air corps]], a [[air corps]], a [[armoured corps]], a [[Reconnaissance Corps|reconnaissance corps]], a [[signal corps]], a [[medical corps]], a [[Frogman Corps|frogman corps]], a [[Free Corps|free corps]], a [[Jaeger Corps (Denmark)|jaeger corps]], a [[marine corps]], a [[Guard Corps|guard corps]], a [[Engineer Corps|engineer corps]], a [[Africa Corps|africa corps]], a [[astronaut corps]], a [[Military Firefighters Corps|military firefighters corps]], or a [[Military Police Corps|military police corps]]) or;
*in some cases, a distinct service within a national military (such as the [[United States Marine Corps]]).
These usages often overlap.
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