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DISINFECTION [3 records]

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Record 1 2020-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Disinfection ... means removing a virus code from the infected file or system.

OBS

A virus removal follows the virus scan phase, which identifies the virus and threat level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Pour désinfecter les machines, le plus fiable est de mettre à jour l'antivirus et de le laisser procéder à la désinfection.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

... a process that kills most microorganisms, but rarely kills all the spores.

OBS

Not to be confused with sanitization and sterilization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Procédé par lequel on tue la plupart des microorganismes, mais rarement toutes les spores.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec l'assainissement et la stérilisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Procedimiento empleado para inactivar microorganismos en una superficie, el cual no es efectivo para las esporas de los hongos.

OBS

desinfección: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que para la acción de eliminar todos o casi todos los microbios patógenos, con excepción de las esporas bacterianas[,] los términos apropiados en español son "desinfectar" y "desinfección" y no los calcos "sanitizar" y "sanitización", y así lo refleja en su Diccionario de términos médicos.

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Record 3 2015-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

The treatment of water intended to eliminate or inactivate all pathogens.

CONT

Water is disinfected to kill pathogenic organisms and thus to prevent waterborne disease. ... Disinfection is accomplished by chlorination, the addition of ozone, exposure to ultraviolet rays, heating, [etc.]

OBS

disinfection: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Traitement de l'eau destiné à éliminer ou à inactiver tous les agents pathogènes.

OBS

désinfection : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento del agua
  • Ingenieria química
DEF

Tratamiento del agua con el propósito de eliminar o inactivar todos los patógenos.

CONT

La desinfección puede aplicarse en cualquier etapa del tratamiento de las aguas negras. Existen varios tipos de desinfecciones: por cloración, con ozono, por aplicación de calor, con luz ultravioleta, etc.

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