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COMPUTER CAPACITY [28 records]

Record 1 2021-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
OBS

A notebook computer is a laptop computer that is smaller and usually has less processing capacity than average. However, as technology evolves, the differences between notebook computers and other laptop computers are becoming less significant, and some authors have begun to use the designations that refer to them as synonyms.

Key term(s)
  • note-book computer
  • note-book

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
OBS

Un ordinateur bloc-notes est un ordinateur portatif qui est plus petit et a une moins grande capacité de traitement que la moyenne. Toutefois, au fil des développements technologiques, les différences entre les ordinateurs blocs-notes et les autres types d'ordinateurs portatifs deviennent moins importantes, de sorte que certains auteurs ont commencé à utiliser les désignations qui y font référence comme des synonymes.

Key term(s)
  • ordinateur bloc-note
  • bloc-note

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

... the medium capacity computer, the midicomputer, has proved to be a cost-effective installation for serving a small set of cooperative users who are prepared to share equipment. These machines, which may have as much as 64, 000 16-bit words of memory plus a modest amount of peripheral storage and input/output gear, can be made very flexible for use by a given community of users.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
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Record 3 2019-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A segment of core storage, a plug-in bloc designed for increasing computer capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
OBS

Por lo general es una tarjeta o módulo, conteniendo circuitos integrados y otros componentes, que al ser adicionada a un equipo, trabaja como memoria auxiliar para el almacenamiento y captura de los datos.

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Record 4 2019-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
CONT

... if the computer currently has two 256 MB [megabytes] modules-for a total memory capacity of 512 MB-then replacing one of them with a 512 MB module would increase the computer's total memory capacity to 768 MB...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
CONT

Cuando se utiliza un mayor número de nodos para resolver un problema grande, la capacidad de memoria total se incrementa de forma proporcional. Esto le permite al sistema resolver un problema escalado mediante el particionamiento del programa y la descomposición del conjunto de datos.

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Record 5 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

Wires connecting the various units of a computer or processor and which add software and hardware capacity of a basic or standard system.

CONT

Originally, the expansion bus was synchronous with the CPU, but when CPU speeds exceeded 10 MHz, peripherals on the 8-MHz expansion bus could not take it.

CONT

When it comes to computer graphics, it’s faster to take the local bus than the expansion bus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Ensemble de fils qui connectent les différents organes d'un processeur ou d'un ordinateur et qui ajoutent une capacité matérielle ou logicielle d'un système de base ou standard.

CONT

PCI devient donc le cœur du micro-ordinateur, l'élément de base sur lequel se greffent cartes d'extension et bus d'extension.

CONT

En effet, aucune des tentatives pour améliorer ou remplacer le bus d'extension ISA des IBM PC et PC/AT d'origine n'a réussi à faire l'unanimité.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
DEF

The branch of philosophy that studies knowledge.

OBS

It attempts to answer the basic question : what distinguishes true(adequate) knowledge from false(inadequate) knowledge? Practically, this question translates into issues of scientific methodology : how can one develop theories or models that are better than competing theories? If also forms one of the pillars of the new sciences of cognition, which developed from the information processing approach to psychology, and from artificial intelligence, as an attempt to develop computer programs that mimic a human's capacity to use knowledge in an intelligent way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
DEF

Branche de la philosophie qui étudie de façon critique la connaissance, ses fondements, ses principes, ses méthodes et ses conclusions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Filosofía (Generalidades)
DEF

Parte de la filosofía que trata de los fundamentos y los métodos del conocimiento científico.

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Record 7 - external organization data 2014-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

CPIC: Canadian Police Information Centre.

OBS

The term "CPIC Offline Search"(OLS) refers to the method of processing and searching the CPIC system and its logs for records in a computing environment independent of the CPIC online computer system. Generally, the data being searched is information that cannot be obtained from direct CPIC queries. This search process may only be executed by the CPIC Offline Search Unit in an offline capacity by using specifically designed computer programs.

Key term(s)
  • CPIC Off-line Search Unit
  • Canadian Police Information Centre Offline Search Unit
  • Canadian Police Information Center Offline Search Unit
  • Canadian Police Information Centre Off-line Search Unit
  • Canadian Police Information Center Off-line Search Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

CIPC : Centre d'information de la police canadienne.

Key term(s)
  • Groupe des recherches autonomes dans le système du Centre d'information de la police canadienne

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

An auxiliary storage device, having a specified storage capacity such as a bit, a byte, or a computer word, and ususally intended for a special purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Registre destiné à recevoir le mot constitué par l'ensemble des retenues à transférer d'une addition à la suivante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
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Record 9 2011-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

The speed at which data can be transmitted across a medium.

CONT

Bandwidth is the capacity of a circuit or other medium that carries information, like the "bus" of a computer. The higher the bandwidth, measured in cycles per second, the more information can be processed.

OBS

Also used colloquially throughout the Internet to refer to the speed or capacity of a network connection.

OBS

pass band versus bandwidth: Both terms refer to a band of frequencies situated between lower and upper limits. The two concepts differ in that "pass band" suggests the passage of signals through a device, whereas "bandwidth" refers to the signal handling capability of a device.

OBS

bandwidth: term used in connection with the Expo 2005 Canada Interactive Network.

OBS

bandwidth: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

PHR

Channel bandwidth.

Key term(s)
  • band width

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

En théorie, la différence en Hertz entre la fréquence la plus haute et la fréquence la plus basse utilisable sur un support de transmission. En pratique, le débit supporté par une ligne de communication.

OBS

bande passante; largeur de bande : Les deux termes s'appliquent à des bandes de fréquences semblables, c'est dans le traitement des bandes qu'on obtient une nuance qui les sépare. Le terme «bande passante» s'applique aux signaux qui traversent un dispositif; la «largeur de bande» décrit plutôt la plage des signaux que peut exploiter un dispositif. Ainsi, on dira «la bande passante transmise par un filtre passe-bande» et «la largeur de bande d'un oscilloscope», c'est-à-dire la gamme des fréquences qu'il peut afficher sans perte de signal.

OBS

bande passante : terme relatif au Réseau interactif du Canada à Expo 2005.

OBS

largeur de bande : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Largeur de bande du canal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Margen de frecuencias capaz de transmitirse por una red de telecomunicación y de interpretarse en sus terminales.

OBS

De un receptor, amplificador o red.

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Record 10 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A digital computer designed for a process control system, and generally limited in instruction capacity, word length, and accuracy.

OBS

Only simple software is required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur nécessitant des logiciels simples pour l'exécution d'une opération industrielle (commande de machine-outil, contrôle de processus).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora (ordenador) utilizada en un sistema de control de proceso; limitada generalmente en cuanto a su capacidad de instrucciones, longitud de palabra y precisión.

Key term(s)
  • calculador industrial
  • calculador de control de proceso
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Record 11 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

Bernoulli drives had the capacity of a hard drive, the portability of a floppy disk, and offered two revolutionary advantages : the ability to add unlimited capacity by utilizing more Bernoulli disks, and the ability to transport large files and store them away from the computer for security.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Memoria de masa en disco flexible que se considera equivalente a los discos rígidos por su capacidad de almacenamiento y su velocidad de acceso.

OBS

El Bernoulli Box, que utiliza discos de 8" ó 5", fue introducido por Iomega.

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Record 12 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A magnetic storage product [that offers] built-in protection from disk crashes, [has] the capacity of a hard drive, the portability of a floppy disk, and [offers] the ability to add unlimited capacity by utilizing more Bernoulli disks, and the ability to transport large files and store them away from the computer for security.

OBS

Named after the eighteenth-century physicist Daniel Bernoulli and developed by the Iomega Corporation in the 1980s, the Bernoulli drive was first marketed as the "Bernoulli Box" and then as the "Bernoulli."

OBS

Iomega’s founders employed an aerodynamic principle known as the "Bernoulli effect" to pull the [drive’s] flexible disk up to [its] read-write heads, where a cushion of air protected the heads from hitting the magnetic storage platter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
OBS

Le lecteur Bernoulli prend son nom du physicien Daniel Bernoulli du dix-huitième siècle. Il a été développé dans les années 1980 par Iomega Corporation qui le commercialise sous le nom de «Bernoulli Box» (littéralement, boîte de Bernoulli).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Key term(s)
  • caja de Bernoulli
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Record 13 2004-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The capacity of a computer and its mouse to move or copy text or images from one document to another or within a single document.

CONT

If you’ve ever selected a file icon in a file system browser like Windows Explorer and dragged it to an icon representing another directory (and it’s likely you have), you’ve already used drag and drop to transfer data.

OBS

Terminology of window elements, menus, dialog boxes, message boxes other GUI screen elements, keys, user actions, and applications for Microsoft Windows.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Infographie
DEF

Dans une interface graphique, concept qui permet d'exécuter des actions en sélectionnant un objet à l'écran et en le déplaçant à l'aide de la souris.

OBS

Terminologie des éléments à fenêtre, menus, boîtes de dialogue et de message, autres éléments d'écran IUG, touches, interventions utilisateur et applications de Microsoft Windows.

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
OBS

A prefix meaning one thousand. Its abbreviation is K. In computer use it also refers to the "power of two" closest to that number, [1024 = 2 to the 10th power].

OBS

... a ’K’ is used for a number which is either 1, 000 or 1, 024, depending on whether the context calls for integral powers of 10 or 2. If we say that a certain computer has a memory capacity of 4 K words, then, this means either 4, 000 or 4, 096 words, depending on whether the computer in question has a decimal or binary address system. However, the usage is a little loose : the number 216=65, 536 is written either as 64 K or 65 K.

OBS

In metrology, the lower case "k" is the proper symbol for kilo-; however, in computer use, the upper case "K" seems to prevail.

Key term(s)
  • kilo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

[...] quantité d'information [...] qui vaut, en informatique, 1024, soit 2[à la dixième puissance].

PHR

Kbit, Kmot, Koctet.

OBS

En métrologie on utilise le «k» minuscule comme symbole de kilo-; mais, en informatique, il semble que c'est le «K» majuscule qui l'emporte.

Key term(s)
  • kilo

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
OBS

«Computer capacity» peut souvent se rendre par «moyens de traitement», terme qui englobe la capacité de mémoire et la puissance de traitement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
DEF

Término que se refiere al alcance, dimensión y extensión de valores específicos que un número (variable) puede asumir, los cuales se expresan, por lo general, dentro de límites de principio y final o mediante el uso de "N", si no se conocen dichos límites.

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Record 16 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
CONT

Longwall support selection is a major criteria for proper running and control of longwall face.... To tackle such selection problems in the planning stage itself, a computer programme CLAPS was developed.... The programme calculates caving distances for different beds along with periodic fall intervals.... Support loads at the time of caving and periodic falls are displayed with suitable warning if setting load, yield valve capacity, support capacity are not sufficient.

OBS

load density of support: EMR Strata Control Conference paper 1, fig.4.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
CONT

Pression de soutènement pour empêcher le flambage.

Spanish

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Record 17 2001-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Window Observational Research Facility(WORF). The WORF will provide a stable platform such that the full capacity of the U. S. Laboratory window(the highest optical quality window ever flown on an inhabited spacecraft) can be utilized. The WORF will provide payload support infrastructure including mounting hardware, power, cooling, and access to the ISS [International Space Station] data system. The WORF will provide protection for the interior of the Lab window and control stray light exchange between the Lab interior and the external Station environment. The WORF will be economically based upon structures and electronics already designed and certified for operation onboard the ISS and will allow easy periodic upgrade and changeout of support subsystems. WORF computer interfaces will maximize commonality with ISS command and data handling systems.

OBS

window observational research facility; WORF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Window observational research facility block 2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Window Observational Research Facility. Cet élément un peu particulier comporte un hublot pratiqué dans la paroi du module laboratoire équipé d'un verre de qualité optique. Il peut recevoir différents instruments dédiés à l'observation de la surface terrestre et sera utilisé notamment pour l'étude des continents ou des phénomènes atmosphériques.

OBS

hublot d'observation du laboratoire Destiny; WORF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 18 1999-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Memories
OBS

register : a storage device, having a specified storage capacity such as a bit, a byte or a computer word, and usually intended for a special purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 19 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A computer that's become obsolete because of insufficient processing speed or storage capacity.

CONT

When we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a doorstop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs

Spanish

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Record 20 1997-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Electronic Music
CONT

What you need in order to access on-line music distribution services : To get to the Internet Underground Music Archive(IUMA) RockNet, Kaleidospace and metaverse. com, you’ll be best off with full Internet access, and a sound card that gives your computer audio-capability, unless you own a Macintosh, which already has sound capacity built in. If you have full Internet access, connect to the World Wide Web(WWW). The quickest way to each service is to use your favorite WWW browser. With the more-powerful Mosaic browser, you can listen to the music on-line, but you need a very powerful computer. Point you browser at the following Universal Resource Locators(URL) : IUMA, RockNet, Kaleisdospace, metaverse. com. The home page of each site usually has a how-to guide. If your system doesn’t allow WWW access, but lets you use gopher(like Concordia University's Pavo system), go to your main command prompt, and type in gopher URI. for site. Once at the site, you will have to download the sound files to your Internet system, or directly to your PC(assuming you use a terminal server.)

OBS

Yet there are limits to the technology as it now exists. Even with a high-speed modem and the necessary sound card, a three- or four-minute song can take anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours to download. It can also use up a large amount of computer storage space.

Key term(s)
  • online music store
  • online music service
  • online music distribution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Musique électronique
OBS

Comparer à achat en ligne.

Spanish

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Record 21 1996-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Information Theory
DEF

A put-down of mental capacity(bandwidth normally refers to the amount of information a computer network can transmit and process at one time.

CONT

He has very low bandwidth.

Key term(s)
  • low bandwidth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Théorie de l'information

Spanish

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Record 22 1994-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
CONT

Participants at the Brandon workshop were exposed to a comprehensive computer model known as the ’Lakeshore Capacity Simulation Model', Teleki and Herskowitz, 1982), developed by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for the purpose of examining the environmental impacts of cottage developments on inland lakes in Ontario. The model was used in a ’gaming’ mode as the participants considered the design of an environmental impact assessment for a hypothetical cottage development on the shores of Reed Lake in north-central Manitoba. An important component of the model involved impacts on lake sport fish.... The model was capable of examining two distinct pressures on the lake trout population, namely, fishing pressure and eutrophication of the lake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
CONT

En mode jeu, toute l'interaction avec Scarabée se fait par du texte en français. Le joueur donne ses ordres et reçoit sous forme écrite le résultat de ses actions. Il s'agit d'une application classique de la simulation.

Spanish

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Record 23 1992-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Production Management
DEF

A method for the effective computer planning of all resources of a manufacturing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning in dollars, and has a simulation capability to answer "what if" questions. It is made up of a variety of functions, each linked together. Business Planning, Master Production Scheduling, Material Requirements Planning, Capacity Requirements Planning and the execution support systems for capacity and material. Output from these systems would be integrated with financial reports such as the business plan, purchase commitment report, shipping budget, inventory projections in dollars, etc.

CONT

Manufacturing Resource Planning is a direct outgrowth and extension of closed-loop MRP.

OBS

Standardized by CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Gestion de la production
DEF

Méthode pour la planification informatisée efficace de toutes les ressources d'une société de fabrication. Idéalement, cette méthode traite de la planification opérationnelle en unités, la planification financière en dollars et possède une capacité de simulation qui permet de répondre aux question "et si?". Cette méthode se compose de diverses fonctions étroitement liées, soit la planification des besoins matières, le plan de charge et les systèmes de soutien pour l'exécution concernant la charge et les matières. Les données de sortie de ces systèmes sont intégrées aux rapports financiers comme le plan d'entreprise, le rapport sur l'engagement relatif aux achats, le budget des expéditions, les prévisions relatives au stock en dollars, etc.

CONT

La planification des ressources de fabrication est un prolongement direct de la PRF en circuit fermé.

OBS

Normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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Record 24 1990-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
DEF

A computer system built around material requirements planning and also including the additional planning functions of Production Planning, Master Production Scheduling, and Capacity Requirements Planning. The term "closed-loop" implies that not only is each of these elements included in the overall system but also that there is feedback from the execution functions so that the planning can be kept valid at all times. See "Manufacturing Resource Planning".

OBS

Standardized by CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production
DEF

Système informatisé se fondant sur la planification des besoins matières qui comprend également les fonctions de planification relatives à la production, le plan directeur de production et le plan de charge. L'expression "circuit fermé" laisse entendre que chacun de ces éléments fait partie du système global et que les fonctions d'exécution entraînent des effets de retour de sorte que la planification peut toujours être maintenue valide. Voir "Planification des ressources de fabrication".

OBS

Normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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Record 25 1987-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
OBS

Participants at the Brandon workshop were exposed to a comprehensive computer model known as the ’Lakeshore Capacity Simulation Model', Teleki and Herskowitz, 1982), developed by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for the purpose of examining the environmental impacts of cottage developments on inland lakes in Ontario. The model was used in a ’gaming’ mode as the participants considered the design of an environmental impact assessment for a hypothetical cottage development on the shores of Reed Lake in north-central Manitoba.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Études et analyses environnementales
OBS

(...) modèle de simulation de la capacité des rivages (...)

Spanish

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Record 26 1987-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Production Management
DEF

aims, through the use of computer techniques, to improve the effectiveness of production by determining the level of capacity required to meet schedules and controlling the release and sequencing of orders according to priority and conditions prevailing at each work centre.

Key term(s)
  • capacity planning
  • capacity scheduling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Gestion de la production
OBS

Le terme capacité se rapporte à la capacité de production.

Spanish

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Record 27 1985-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

ministère du travail l'ordination électronique au Canada

Spanish

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Record 28 1980-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position Titles
OBS

In this capacity, he will undertake special studies with respect to planning further possible computer system applications and their relation to future computer work loads. He will also coordinate studies concerning charges to any profit centres established and its possible application to the total Management Services function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de postes
OBS

À ce titre, il dirigera les études spéciales concernant la recherche d'applications possibles du réseau informatique et de leurs conséquences sur la charge de travail des ordinateurs. Il est également chargé de coordonner les études concernant l'imputation des frais aux entités commerciales existantes et l'extension de cette formule à l'ensemble des Services de Gestion.

Spanish

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