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DISINFECT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disinfect
1, record 1, English, disinfect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eliminate most microorganisms, but rarely all the spores. 2, record 1, English, - disinfect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with sanitize and sterilize. 2, record 1, English, - disinfect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- désinfecter
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sinfecter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éliminer la plupart des microorganismes, mais rarement toutes les spores. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sinfecter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec assainir et stériliser. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sinfecter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desinfectar
1, record 1, Spanish, desinfectar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
desinfectar: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el verbo "desinfectar", "no sanitizar", es el adecuado en español para referirse, en el ámbito de la sanidad, a la acción de eliminar todos o casi todos los microbios patógenos, con excepción de las esporas bacterianas, de la superficie de un objeto o de un ser vivo mediante la aplicación de medios químicos o físicos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - desinfectar
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disinfect
1, record 2, English, disinfect
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remove malicious code from within a file. 1, record 2, English, - disinfect
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- désinfecter
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sinfecter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éliminer le code malveillant d'un fichier. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sinfecter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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