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RVD [5 records]

Record 1 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

During the Shuttle's approach and departure from Mir, new ESA-developed technology to be used in an automated rendez-vous and docking was successfully tested. Data from the experiment will help European engineers develop technology for ESA's [European Space Agency] unmanned Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) which will approach and depart the International Space Station on regular supply missions early in the next century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Rendez-vous et amarrage [...] de la navette avec le laboratoire Destiny déjà installé sur la Station spatiale internationale. Pour cette manœuvre, [l'astronaute] fait appel à des dispositifs radar et laser qui fournissent des données sur la distance séparant les deux véhicules et la vitesse d'approche de la navette.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • CBRNE Operations
Key term(s)
  • residual vapour detector
  • residual-vapor detector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Opérations CBRNE

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Tourist Activities
DEF

A unit of measure of recreation use reflecting any combination of people and hours in which the product is 12; for example, 1 person for 12 hours, 2 people for 6 hours, 12 people for 1 hour, and so on.

OBS

John Baas with the consulting team indicated that FERC Form 80 uses the term "recreation day", which is defined as a visit to a site for any portion of a day, as opposed to a "recreation-visitor-day" (RVD), which uses a 12-hour criteria of recrational use at a site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Activités touristiques
DEF

Unité statistique correspondant à la présence d'un ou plusieurs visiteurs sur des terres ou des eaux considérées comme services de récréation en plein air, pour des périodes continues, intermittentes ou simultanées dont les durées additionnées font un total de 12 heures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
  • Actividades turísticas
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Record 4 1996-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Government Contracts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Terme officiel utilisé dans le domaine des marchés publics à Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
OBS

FAO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
Key term(s)
  • RVD

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
Key term(s)
  • RVD
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