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TRASH [10 records]

Record 1 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

Remove or obliterate data from a data medium.

OBS

"Delete" refers to elimination of a part or element out of a larger set of material, while "erase" refers to elimination of symbols or data elements from a medium.

OBS

The word "delete" is also the name of a function in text processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Enlever ou éliminer des données d'un support de données.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Anular, cancelar una determinada información.

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Record 2 2006-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
DEF

Waste or refuse material, in early use especially such as results from the decay or repair of buildings; debris, litter, refuse; rejected and useless matter of any kind.

OBS

The terms garbage and rubbish should not be used interchangeably. Garbage consists of food wastes. As for rubbish, it usually is made up of solid waste materials (excluding garbage).

OBS

rubbish; trash: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
DEF

Partie d'une matière ou d'un produit rendue inutilisable au cours d'opérations de fabrication, de stockage ou de transport, ou encore substance issue du procédé de fabrication, par exemple des eaux usées ou des matières toxiques, n'ayant aucune valeur et entraînant fréquemment des «coûts d'élimination».

OBS

déchet; rebut : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Immediately after the wheat is weighed, it passes over a receiving separator to remove trash from the grain. It is important that a rough cleaning be done at this early stage, since trash may cause trouble by blocking bin outlets or jamming machinery in the plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

Immédiatement après avoir été pesé, le grain passe par un séparateur de réception qui sépare les détritus du blé. Il importe d'effectuer un nettoyage sommaire à ce premier stade, car ces détritus peuvent causer des pannes en obstruant les sorties des cellules du silo ou en bloquant la machinerie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Molinería y cereales
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

Residuo, resto, desperdicio o materia inútil que queda tras la elaboración o descomposición de algo.

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Record 5 2003-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

Desperdicio inutilizable.

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Record 6 1997-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

To tap helter-skelter over a computer keyboard in an attempt to find hidden keys that trigger previously undiscovered actions in a computer program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
OBS

trifouiller : fouiller et tripoter en cherchant quelque chose.

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

An option which will "throw away" any work left to be done. Convenient means to delete work which contains errors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
OBS

Source de rejet : Emploi et Immigration Canada. Source de «annulation» : Service de traduction IBM.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
  • Furs and Fur Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
OBS

Traduction proposée pour le rapport sur la campagne anti-fourrure

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
DEF

Debris that may be removed from reservoirs, combined sewers, and storm sewers by coarse racks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
DEF

Matières flottantes arrêtées par des grilles à barreaux dans les réservoirs, les égouts unitaires et les égouts d'orage.

Spanish

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Record 10 1985-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Rubbish ... consists of combustible and noncombustible solid waste materials (excluding garbage) from households, stores, offices and institutions. This waste is defined more specifically as "combustible rubbish" and "noncombustible rubbish...."

OBS

[The] exact meaning [of trash] is vague, but it is usually synonymous with rubbish."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Parmi les ordures ménagères, on peut distinguer les déchets de cuisine, les rebuts, les cendres et les déchets volumineux (...) Les rebuts peuvent être divisés en rebuts combustibles et en rebuts incombustibles (...)

Spanish

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