Increasingly from November 1942, the Partisan military as a whole was often referred to simply as the National Liberation Army (Narodnooslobodilačka vojska, NOV), whereas the term "Partisans" acquired a wider sense in referring to the entire resistance faction (including, for example, the AVNOJ).
Počevši od studenog 1942., partizanska vojska sve češće je nazivana samo "narodnooslobodilačkom vojskom", dok se termin "partizani" koristio za čitavi pokret (uključujući, primjerice, i AVNOJ).