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EPT [3 records]

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Record 1 2023-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Electronic Commerce
DEF

A terminal that is used to carry out business transactions and that allows a person to make a payment with, for example, a debit card, a credit card or a smartphone.

CONT

Electronic payment terminals (EPTs) are used to process electronic transactions, such as credit card payments or debit card payments. [Such terminals are] commonly used in retail settings, such as stores or restaurants, and can also be found in other locations such as vending machines, parking meters, and self-service kiosks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Commerce électronique
DEF

Terminal employé pour effectuer des opérations commerciales, à partir duquel une personne peut faire un paiement par carte de débit, par carte de crédit ou par téléphone intelligent, par exemple.

CONT

Le TPE devient de plus en plus présent dans les commerces. Que le propriétaire soit entrepreneur, franchisé ou encore micro-entrepreneur, il peut s'en servir pour effectuer les encaissements.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Rubber
DEF

An elastomer consisting of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and a diene, e.g. dicyclopentadiene.

OBS

EPDM: The preferred systematic abbreviation for what is commonly designated EPT. The use of EPR [ethylene-propylene rubber] for a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, and the use of EPT for a terpolymer of these monomers with a small amount of a diene to provide double bonds is common but is not recommended.

OBS

ethylene-propylene-diene monomer; ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer; EPDM: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • ethylene propylene diene monomer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Caoutchouc
CONT

[...] l'E.P.D.M. [est] un terpolymère d'éthylène-propylène-diène, contenant une faible proportion de diène (3 à 8 %) placé sur une chaîne latérale, ce qui permet la vulcanisation au soufre. Cet élastomère est recommandé pour la tenue aux intempéries, à l'ozone et aux agents oxydants.

OBS

terpolymère d'éthylène-propylène-diène; EPDM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • terpolymère d'éthylène et de propylène

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Organization Planning
  • Personnel Management (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
OBS

Dans le cadre de l'évaluation et de la planification stratégiques de l'ICIST [Institut canadien de l'information scientifique et technique]

OBS

Attention : est devenue le «Senior Staff Forum (SSF) / Forum des cadres (FC)

Spanish

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