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FLIP-FLOP [9 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear (Clothing)
DEF

A usually rubber sandal with a [strip] between the big and second toe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures (Vêtements)
DEF

Chaussure de plage, formée d'une semelle et d'une bride en V.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calzado
DEF

Calzado de verano que se sujeta al pie con una o dos tiras en el empeine o entre los dedos.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

flip-flop: an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

gougoune; sandale de plage : objets de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
Key term(s)
  • backward hand spring
  • back hand spring

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
DEF

Mouvement où le gymnaste s'élance vers l'arrière pour aller poser ses mains au sol, [puis] fouette avec ses jambes pour les ramener de l'autre côté de ses mains et ainsi revenir debout.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
DEF

Voltereta sobre las manos hacia atrás en el suelo.

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Record 4 - external organization data 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
03.01.04 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

trigger circuit that has two stable states

OBS

bistable circuit; bistable trigger circuit; flip-flop: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-3:1987].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
03.01.04 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

dispositif à déclenchements à deux états stables

OBS

bascule bistable; circuit bistable : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-3:1987].

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Science (General)
DEF

A sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.

CONT

Politicians do or make flip-flops on issues after hearing from the people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
DEF

Brusque changement d'opinion, de manière d'agir : Les volte-face d'un homme politique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
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Record 6 2005-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oscillators and Oscillating Circuits (Electronics)
DEF

A circuit that alternates between two possible stable states whenever a suitable pulse is applied at the input.

Key term(s)
  • flip flop
  • flip flop circuit
  • flip flop multivibrator
  • Eccles Jordan circuit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits oscillants et oscillateurs (Électronique)
DEF

Circuit qui passe alternativement de l'un à l'autre de deux états stables possibles chaque fois qu'une impulsion appropriée est appliquée à l'entrée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Osciladores y circuitos oscilantes (Electrónica)
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Record 7 2005-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
DEF

A trigger circuit that has two stable states.

OBS

bistable circuit; bistable trigger circuit; flip-flop: terms and definition standardized by CSA International and ISO.

Key term(s)
  • flip flop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques
DEF

Dispositif à déclenchements qui a deux états stables.

OBS

bascule bistable; circuit bistable : termes et définition normalisés par la CSA International et l'ISO.

OBS

FF : la forme FF est réservée aux schémas.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tecnología de los circuitos electrónicos
DEF

Circuito que es binario (o sea, que posee dos estados) necesitando cada uno un disparador apropiado para la excitación y transición de un estado al otro.

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Record 8 1998-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

Floating rate note from which the holder can opt out and into another security, and move back into the original note under pre-determined conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
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Record 9 1988-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Machinery
OBS

flip-flop: Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Machines
OBS

bascule : Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale.

Spanish

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