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Record 1 2024-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The discrete cosine transform (DCT) and the discrete sine transform (DST) are members of the sinusoidal family of unitary transforms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

In budget 2021[,] it has been proposed to implement a digital services tax (DST) intended to ensure that revenue earned by large businesses from engagement with online users in Canada is subject to Canadian tax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Dans le budget de 2021[,] il a été proposé de mettre en œuvre une taxe sur les services numériques (TSN) qui vise à veiller à ce que les recettes que les grandes entreprises tirent de la collaboration en ligne avec les utilisateurs au Canada soient assujetties à la fiscalité canadienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

Dado que cada país diseña su propio impuesto sobre los servicios digitales, el costo y la complejidad de su cumplimiento pueden resultar rápidamente prohibitivos.

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Record 3 2021-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
OBS

defence and space talk; DST: designations usually used in the plural.

OBS

defence and space talk; DST: The plural form of this designation (defence and space talks) and the abbreviation are standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • defense and space talks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
OBS

pourparler sur la défense et l'espace; DST : La désignation au pluriel (pourparler sur la défense et l'espace) et l'abréviation sont normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

pourparler sur la défense et l'espace; entretien sur la défense et l'espace : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

A variation of zone time, usually 1 hour more advanced than standard time, frequently kept during the summer to make better use of daylight.

CONT

Daylight-saving time, which is also called "summer time" in some countries, is a system in use by around thirty nations in the world today. It involves advancing clocks in the spring or summer to extend the hours of natural daylight obtainable during our usual waking hours, and then returning to standard time in the fall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

Au Canada, les fuseaux horaires et l'heure avancée (HA) sont de la compétence des gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux. On avance les pendules d'une heure le deuxième dimanche de mars, et on les recule d'une heure le premier dimanche de novembre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
CONT

En cuanto al cambio de la hora de verano, su propósito es ahorrar energía.

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Record 5 2018-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

direct support team; DST: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

équipe de soutien direct; DST : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A test of the productive capacity of a well when still full of drilling mud.

OBS

The testing tool is lowered into the hole attached to the drill pipe and placed opposite the formation to be tested. Packers are set to shut off the weight of the drilling mud, and the tool is opened to permit the flow of any formation fluid into the drill pipe, where it can be measured.

OBS

drillstem test (DST): term and abbreviation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

[Dans l']essai aux tiges, un appareil composé d'une vanne (tester) et d'un packer se substitue au trépan au bas d'un train de tiges de forage en vue d'établir une communication directe entre la couche à essayer et l'intérieur du train de tiges.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The DST (Dynamic Skills Trainer) is a top quality graphical training facility used to for Robotics arm dynamics on both Shuttle and Station, GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control) for Rendezvous practice and of course the crew for in-flight procedures.

OBS

dynamic skills trainer; DST: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

laboratoire d'apprentissage aux habiletés dynamiques; DST : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Climate Change
  • Meteorology
OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Changements climatiques
  • Météorologie
OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • Cambio climático
  • Meteorología
OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

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Record 9 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Arms Control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Contrôle des armements
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Debugging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Test et débogage

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A test for the integrity of the adrenal-pituitary feedback loop, in which small amounts of the potent glucocorticoid dexamethasone are given to suppress pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Épreuve testant la sensibilité de l'axe hypophyso-surrénalien à l'action puissamment freinatrice de la dexaméthasone.

Spanish

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Record 12 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories de la gestion

Spanish

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Record 13 1996-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

(...) appareil de mesure dynamique du retrait des fils synthétiques qui permet de déterminer les variations périodiques sur courtes et longues périodes.

Spanish

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Record 15 1986-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 16 1986-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
CONT

The device start (DST) causes a designated terminal device to start.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications

Spanish

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