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DRIVE MOTOR [2 records]

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Record 1 1987-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Motors
DEF

In a given assembly, a device which provides the kinetic energy required for the mechanical operation of some moving parts.

OBS

Drive motors are found in electronic equipment where mechanical motion is a secondary function; also, in land, air and sea vehicles, they are found in accessories such as windshield wiper mechanisms, etc.

OBS

Term officialized by CUTA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs électriques
DEF

Dans un ensemble donné, dispositif qui fournit l'énergie cinétique nécessaire au fonctionnement de certaines pièces mobiles.

OBS

Dans le matériel électronique, on fait appel aux moteurs d'entraînement pour des fonctions d'appui (entraînement de bande, de disque, d'antenne); dans les véhicules terrestres, aériens et maritimes, on les trouve dans les accessoires (essuie-glace, sièges réglables, hélices à pas variable).

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Machinery
OBS

drive motor: Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Machines
OBS

moteur d'entraînement : Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale.

Spanish

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