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ATLAS [10 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

atlas: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

atlas : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

A collection of maps in a volume.

OBS

This use of the word is said to be derived from a representation of Atlas supporting the heavens placed as a frontispiece to early works of this kind, and to have been first used by Mercator in the 16th century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Recueil ordonné de cartes, conçu pour représenter un espace donné et exposer un ou plusieurs thèmes.

OBS

[Le terme provient] du nom donné par Mercator au recueil qu'il publia en 1585 et dont le frontispice représentait Atlas [personnage de la mythologie grecque].

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Paleontology
DEF

The most cranial vertebra [is] called the atlas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Paléontologie
DEF

[...] première vertèbre cervicale [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Paleontología
DEF

Primera vértebra cervical.

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Record 4 2003-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Research Experiments in Space
OBS

ATLAS missions are part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a large-scale, unified study of planet Earth as a single, dynamic system. The ATLAS Spacelab series has two objectives: learning how Earth's atmosphere works and pinpointing factors which lead to the loss of life-protecting ozone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

Laboratoire embarqué sur la Navette américaine au cours de plusieurs missions.

Key term(s)
  • Laboratoire de recherche fondamentale et appliquée sur l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Programming Languages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Langages de programmation

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

WHO [World Health Organization]; International substance abuse monitoring system (following the health implications of current trends in substance abuse); No.: 23 UNU [United Nations University]. There are two of them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 7 1994-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Resolve airline problems concerning joint maintenance of aircraft of the same type and operation of joint training facilities; formulate a common approach to aircraft configuration and design

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 8 1991-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes de haute technicité

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
OBS

... electronic test specifications written in Abbreviated Test Language for Avionic Systems (ATLAS) ... shall be prepared for components that will be tested with automatic test equipment (ATE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

[...] on doit rédiger, pour les équipements dont le contrôle est prévu au moyen de bancs d'essais automatiques (automatic test equipment - ATE), des spécifications d'essais électroniques dans le langage d'essai abrégé ATLAS (Abbreviated Test Language for Avionic Systems) [...]

Spanish

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