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Record 1 2001-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The MDM [multiplexer/de-multiplexer] transmits and receives data or commands from the Space Station's main computers, processes signals from station sensors (inputs), sends signals to station effectors (outputs), and provides computing power to Space Station software hosted on the MDM.

OBS

multiplexer/de-multiplexer; MDM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

multiplexeur-démultiplexeur; MDM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

A framework of stiles and rails in which the lights of a window are set.

OBS

window sash: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990.

OBS

casement: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • window-sash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Menuiserie
DEF

Cadre rectangulaire mobile (parfois fixe), vitré ou non, qui compose le vantail d'une croisée [...]

OBS

Selon son mode de rotation, un châssis mobile est dit basculant, pivotant, à projection ou coulissant.

OBS

châssis de fenêtre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1990.

OBS

châssis : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
  • Carpintería
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