General Material Designation. Term given in the bibliographic record to indicate the type of material, for example, the GMD in the 245$h for a video is [videorecording
It is included to alert the user that the item is not a book. It is appended in square brackets after the title and shows the precise format of the item.
A method of dropping a marker by free-fall, relying solely on gravity. The decision on whether or not to enforce GMD is decided upon the commencement of each task.