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GEP [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Earth-based Stations
DEF

The location or point where satellite sensor data and other information are received by a ground station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Stations terriennes

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
DEF

A basic plan which is developed for possible operations where some planning factors have not yet been fully identified or cannot be assumed.

OBS

[At this stage, the generic plan] identifies … the general capabilities required.

OBS

generic plan; GEP: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
DEF

Plan de base mis au point en vue d'opérations éventuelles dont certains éléments de planification n'ont pas encore été pleinement identifiés ou ne peuvent être estimés.

OBS

[À ce stade, le plan générique] identifie [...] les capacités générales nécessaires.

OBS

plan générique; GEP : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Engineering
CONT

Good engineering practice (GEP) encompasses the accepted technical methods and activities which are supposed to ensure product quality in the framework of the relevant laws and guidelines. This applies to facility design, installation and operation of pharmaceutical facilities. It must be ensured that process specifications are followed, a risk management approach to product quality applied and process validation fostered.

OBS

good engineering practice: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • good engineering practices

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Ingénierie
CONT

[...] des représentants du CIP [Comité d’inspection professionnelle] rencontrent chaque année un certain nombre d’ingénieurs dans leur milieu de travail. Ils les informent des obligations que tout ingénieur doit respecter, notamment en ce qui a trait à la formation continue et à la tenue des dossiers, ainsi que de la bonne pratique du génie au Québec. [...] le CIP cherche à [...] assurer la protection du public.

OBS

bonne pratique de l'ingénierie; bonne pratique du génie : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • bonnes pratiques de l'ingénierie
  • bonnes pratiques du génie

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

Tracks containing a portion of control information for a drive which can be detected without tracking servo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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