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PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Utilities (Civil Engineering)
  • Urban Studies
OBS

public utility: term used by Parks Canada.

OBS

utility: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

OBS

public utility; utility; utility service; public utility service : terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • public utilities
  • utilities
  • utility services
  • public utility services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services d'utilité publique (Génie civil)
  • Urbanisme
DEF

services publics; services d'utilité publique : Services d'intérêts général (téléphone, électricité, transport, etc.) rendus par des entreprises qui sont gérés selon des règles formulées par l'État, particulièrement en ce qui a trait à la «tarification».

OBS

service public : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

service public : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

OBS

service public; service d'utilité publique : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • services publics
  • services d'utilité publique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios públicos (Ingeniería civil)
  • Urbanismo
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