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GENERAL PURPOSE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • Military Materiel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
OBS

polyvalent : terme employé pour désigner ce qui offre plusieurs possibilités d'emploi, plusieurs usages possibles.

OBS

L'abréviation "P" est employée en suffixe.

OBS

polyvalent : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

general purpose: Qualifies products that, upon curing, shrink between 0,2 and 0,5 % linear.

OBS

general purpose: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

usage général : Qualifie les produits dont le pourcentage de retrait linéaire au moulage est de 0,2% à 0,5%.

OBS

usage général : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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