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Record 1 2022-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

In naval usage, the speed expected to be made good over the ground.

OBS

speed of advance; SOA: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

En usage maritime, vitesse sur le fond prévue sur un itinéraire.

OBS

vitesse de progression; SOA : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
DEF

En términos navales, velocidad que se espera conseguir en un desplazamiento.

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Record 2 2020-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Secondary organic aerosols, or SOA, are formed from gas-to-particle conversion of trace amounts of oxidized hydrocarbon vapors in the atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Actuarial Practice
OBS

[The mission of the Society of Actuaries is to advance] actuaries as leaders in measuring and managing risk to improve financial outcomes for individuals, organizations, and the public [through education and research].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Actuariat

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
OBS

[Special operating agencies] are operational units within a department or agency which have some management flexibility, independence and separate accountability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Le 15 décembre 1989, le gouvernement annonçait son intention de réorganiser la gestion, le fonctionnement et la prestation de plusieurs de ses services afin de constituer cinq nouveaux organismes de service spéciaux (OSS).

OBS

[Les organismes de service spéciaux] sont des unités opérationnelles à l'intérieur d'un ministère ou d'un organisme qui disposent d'une certaine latitude de gestion, d'une indépendance et d'une responsabilité distincte.

OBS

Le Service des communications et de la coordination du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor recommande la graphie suivante au pluriel : organismes de service spéciaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración federal
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Record 5 2014-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A design for linking computational resources (principally, applications and data) on demand using standardized (typically network-based) interfaces and protocols to achieve the desired results for service consumers (which can be end users or other services).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Forme d'architecture de médiation qui est un modèle d'interaction applicative qui met en œuvre des services (composants logiciels).

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
DEF

A purchase agreement which enables one or more customer departments to "call-up" directly on an "as and when required" basis, from the contractor or his designated distributors, specified supplies, services, etc., at a pre-determined price.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Convention permettant à un ou plusieurs ministères clients d'acheter directement au fournisseur ou à ses distributeurs agréés, au fur et à mesure des besoins, des approvisionnements, services, etc., à prix convenus.

OBS

Bien que le terme «accord d'offre permanente» soit à éviter, il est en usage au ministère de la Défense nationale, de même que son abréviation «AOP».

OBS

marché à commandes : L'Office québécois de la langue française préconise l'emploi de ce terme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contratos gubernamentales
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Record 8 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Music
OBS

The Saskatchewan Orchestral Association is an organization dedicated to support, encourage, inspire and educate the orchestral community and people of Saskatchewan in an effort to nourish and create a vital and sustainable arts & culture community in this province.

Key term(s)
  • Orchestral Association of Saskatchewan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Musique
Key term(s)
  • Association des orchestres de la Saskatchewan

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
OBS

The Saskatchewan Outfitters Association is a business organization whose membership consists of hunting and fishing outfitters in Saskatchewan. The purpose of the Association is to encourage and promote a standard of services within the membership, to establish in areas of marketing and promotion and to inform its members of services that assist in their operation within the industry.

Key term(s)
  • Outfitters Association of Saskatchewan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
Key term(s)
  • Association des pourvoiries de la Saskatchewan

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Science Operations Area. ... The SOA is the other half of the Spacelab laboratory. It is where Principal Investigators (PIs) monitor their experiments during a Spacelab flight. Facilities are provided to each experiment team, if requested. Some experiment teams operate remotely from their university or country via computers. The configuration of the SOA varies greatly from mission to mission. ... Experiment teams in the SOA are in constant contact with flight controllers and engineers in the Payload Control Room (PCR) and the Payload Support Room (PSR).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 11 1997-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
OBS

Contrast with start-of-format (SOF), start-of-heading character (SOH) and start-of-message.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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