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Record 1 2013-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
DEF

A specific geographic location in which an access point provides public wireless broadband network services to mobile visitors through a WLAN [wireless local area network].

OBS

Hotspots are often located in heavily populated places such as airports, train stations, libraries, marinas, convention centers and hotels. Hotspots typically have a short range of access.

OBS

Typically, a hot spot has free wireless Internet access but it also applies to areas with paid access, such as coffee shops or airports.

OBS

Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
DEF

Espace délimité dans un lieu public à forte affluence (cafés, gares, aéroports) donnant accès à un réseau sans fil qui permet aux utilisateurs de terminaux mobiles de se connecter facilement à Internet.

OBS

Le réseau sans fil auquel on a accès est généralement de type Wi-Fi ou WiMax [Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access].

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A site at which the frequency of mutation (or recombination) is very much increased.

OBS

Most of these highly mutable nucleotide pairs probably do not arise by normal duplication but are connected with mispairing during crossing-over.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Site d'un gène au niveau duquel des mutations se produisent avec une fréquence anormalement élevée.

OBS

Il n'est pas impossible que des combinaisons adjacentes de nucléotides dans certaines régions de la molécule spiralisée d'ADN, soient responsables de ces points.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Región cromosómica donde la recombinación se produce con más frecuencia de lo esperado.

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