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batterie de secours [5 records]

Record 1 2019-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A standby battery kept fully charged for use during a primary power failure.

CONT

A typical battery backup board is a device designed to provide temporary power for periods ranging from 3 minutes for 128 kilobytes to 4.5 minutes for 32 kilobytes of dynamic random-access memory. It includes a watch-dog timer that sets off an external alarm when the central processing unit fails to activate the battery backup by a predeterminated time.

Key term(s)
  • computer back-up battery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Batterie ayant pour rôle d'alimenter un processeur pendant un temps court en cas de coupure d'alimentation [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
CONT

Baterías de respaldo [...] Los ordenadores conectados a un protector contra sobre-tensiones estarán protegidos contra descargas eléctricas. Pero cuando hay apagones o no hay energía, estas baterías nos permiten trabajar con tranquilidad que nuestros equipos están seguros.

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Record 2 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Garages and Service Stations
CONT

... driveway booster cables ... use when one car is parked behind another on driveway - no need to remove booster battery.

OBS

booster battery: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Garages et stations-service
DEF

Batterie à voltage normal qu'on relie au moyen de câbles volants à la batterie déchargée d'un véhicule automobile dans un démarrage secours.

OBS

batterie d'appoint : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Power Supply
OBS

reserve battery: term officially approved by Bell Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Distribution électrique)
OBS

batterie de secours; batterie d'accumulateurs de secours : termes uniformisés par Bell Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Security
CONT

Critical standby power battery backed installations need to perform instantly when called upon during an outage. To ensure maximum reliability from the considerable investment made a number of rules should be observed. Once installation has been completed, the battery must be commission charged and a full autonomy discharge/recharge cycle test undertaken to establish the 'as new' performance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Électrotechnique
  • Sécurité

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Cells and Batteries
OBS

emergency battery: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Piles et accumulateurs
OBS

batterie de secours : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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