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Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport Operations
- Collective Agreements and Bargaining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- assignment
1, record 1, English, assignment
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A task allotted to a railway employee or crew. 1, record 1, English, - assignment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The designation "assignment" is sometimes used as a shortened form of "assignment crew," "assignment locomotive" or "assignment train." 1, record 1, English, - assignment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
assignment: designation and definition officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee. 2, record 1, English, - assignment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
road assignment, switching assignment, yard assignment 1, record 1, English, - assignment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
assignment crew, assignment locomotive, assignment train 1, record 1, English, - assignment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation (Transport par rail)
- Conventions collectives et négociations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affectation
1, record 1, French, affectation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tâche assignée à un employé ou à une équipe d'un chemin de fer. 1, record 1, French, - affectation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, la désignation «assignment» est parfois employée de façon elliptique pour désigner une équipe responsable d'une affection, une locomotive utilisée pour une affectation ou encore un train qui fait l'objet d'une affectation. 1, record 1, French, - affectation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
affectation : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire. 2, record 1, French, - affectation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
affectation de ligne, affectation de manœuvre, affectation de triage 1, record 1, French, - affectation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
équipe d'affectation, locomotive d'affectation, train d'affectation 1, record 1, French, - affectation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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