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Chips [8 records]

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Record 1 2015-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Banking
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

The private telecommunications payment service operated by the New York Clearing House Association for banks in the New York area, which handles US dollar payments only.

OBS

Clearing House Interbank Payments System; CHIPS: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Banque
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Service privé de paiements télétransmis géré par l'association de la chambre de compensation des banques de la région de New York et qui traite uniquement des paiements en dollars des USA.

OBS

Clearing House Interbank Payments System; CHIPS : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-12-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

Potatoes that have been peeled or scrubbed, cut into fine fingers and fried in oil or fat.

OBS

French fries: The name does not come from the fact that their origin is French, but because the potatoes are "frenched" - cut into lengthwise strips.

OBS

French fry; french fry; fry; chip potato; chip; french-fried potato: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • French fries
  • french fried potatoes
  • chip potatoes
  • chips
  • fries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Pomme de terre coupée en bâtonnets et cuite en haute friture.

OBS

frite; pomme de terre frite; pomme frite; patate frite : termes généralement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • frites
  • pommes de terre frites
  • pommes frites
  • patates frites

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Platos preparados (Cocina)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
OBS

Las papas o patatas están cortadas en forma de bastones.

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Record 3 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
  • Quarried Stone - Various
DEF

Chippings : Crushed angular stone fragments ranging from 1/8 to 1 inch in size.

CONT

After [the] prime coat has penetrated, the area is sprayed with a layer of uniform-size gravel or stone chips, which is rolled to seat it in the bituminous material.

OBS

According to some documentation "stone chips" refer to stone fragments containing no dust.

Key term(s)
  • fine stone chippings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Pierres diverses (Carrières)
DEF

Criblures de pierres : Menues pierres anguleuses de 5 à 20 mm, provenant du triage de matériaux d'empierrement concassés.

CONT

[Le matériau de la fondation supérieure d'une route] doit être un gravier ou une pierre concassée de grosseur maximum de 2.5 cm (un pouce).

Key term(s)
  • matériaux concassés

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Penal Administration
OBS

Choosing Health in Prison was developed to provide offenders with education on various health-related topics with the goal of enabling them to make healthy choices. Throughout the program, several topics are covered such as: how to manage stress, the importance of exercising, the different types of infectious disease and nutrional facts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Administration pénitentiaire
OBS

Le programme Choisir la santé dans les prisons a été élaboré dans le but d'éduquer les délinquantes sur divers sujets liés à la santé afin qu'elles puissent faire des choix sains. Durant le programme, plusieurs sujets sont abordés, notamment la gestion du stress, l'importance de faire de l'exercice, les différents types de maladies infectieuses et les renseignements sur la nutrition.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
DEF

The casino's tokens issued in various denominations and used in lieu of cash at the gambling tables.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

PHR

Cash in chips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
DEF

Objets qui servent à miser et représentent de l'argent.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos de azar
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Record 6 2004-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

Pieces of material removed from a workpiece by cutting tools or by an abrasive medium.

OBS

chip, cutting: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • chips
  • cuttings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operación de mecanizado (Metalurgia)
DEF

Laminilla combada o cinta a veces muy larga y arrollada en hélice, arrancada a la madera o a los metales por las herramientas de corte.

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Record 7 1998-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

(TLD chips) (LIF_100 chips)

Key term(s)
  • chip
  • TLD chip
  • LIF chip
  • LIF-100 chip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

(de fluorure); cristaux de LIF_100 (éléments sensibles); Ville de Montréal.

Key term(s)
  • cristaux de fluorure
  • cristaux de LIF-100

Spanish

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