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GSO [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

[The] glowworm swarm optimization (GSO) is a population-based metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization ... It is inspired by the bioluminescent behavior of glowworms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
OBS

general specification officer; GSO: The plural forms of these designations (general specification officers; GSO) are officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • general specification officers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
OBS

officier du service général; OSG : Les désignations au pluriel (officiers du service général; OSG) sont uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • officiers du service général

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Security
OBS

general safety officer; GSO: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Sécurité
OBS

officier de la sécurité générale; OSG : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Music
OBS

... under the leadership of Artistic Director Judith Yan, the orchestra provides performances of major symphonic repertoire to audiences in the City of Guelph and surrounding area. Comprised of musicians from the city and region, the orchestra performs regularly in the superb Mainstage Concert Hall of Guelph's River Run Centre.

OBS

The GSO was founded as the Guelph Chamber Orchestra in 2001 ... The name of the orchestra was changed to Guelph Symphony Orchestra in May 2003 to reflect the symphonic repertoire performed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Musique

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
DEF

An orbit in which a satellite appears to remain in the same spot in the sky all the time.

CONT

When a satellite is in geostationary orbit, it travels at exactly the same speed as the Earth is rotating below it. A satellite in geostationary orbit is very high up at 35 850 km above the Earth. Geostationary satellites are always located directly above the equator. The area with which a satellite is geostationary orbit can communicate is called its footprint.

Key term(s)
  • GSO orbit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

L'orbite géostationnaire, abrégée GEO (geostationary orbit), parfois appelée orbite de Clarke, est une orbite située à 35 786 km d'altitude au-dessus de l'équateur de la Terre, dans le plan équatorial et d'une excentricité orbitale nulle. C'est un cas particulier de l'orbite géosynchrone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
DEF

Trayectoria seguida por un satélite que gira alrededor de la Tierra a una altura de 35.780 Km sobre el ecuador.

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Record 6 1997-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Government Accounting
CONT

Concerning the six sub-categories that cover the Accumulated Deficit, five include transactions that are consolidated to either the budgetary deficit or to assets or liabilities for reporting purposes, while the other pertains to unrestricted amounts in the Accumulated Deficit. The gross and consolidated standard objects for these sub-categories are shown on page 2 of Appendix A [of the Chart of Accounts Manual].

OBS

cf. standard object.

Key term(s)
  • standard object on a gross basis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité publique
CONT

En ce qui a trait aux six sous-catégories se rattachant au déficit accumulé, cinq concernent les opérations qui, pour fins de rapports, sont comptabilisées au déficit budgétaire ou aux ressources ou aux charges, tandis que l'autre se rapporte aux montants sans restrictions compris dans le déficit accumulé. Les articles courants bruts et consolidés de ces sous-catégories sont indiqués à la page 2 de l'appendice A [du Manuel du plan comptable].

Spanish

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