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GUIDEPOST [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

guidepost: an item in the "Visual Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

poteau indicateur : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication visuelle» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • National and International Economics
CONT

A government attempt to influence behaviour by setting out a standard of desired behaviour that lacks the force of law. Guidelines may be used, for example, to restrain pay and price increases, to persuade foreign-owned subsidiaries to do more research and development, to reduce industrial pollution to a certain level, or to discourage corporations from borrowing abroad.

OBS

guideline; guidepost: terms are usually in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • guidelines
  • guideposts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

balises : Bornes ou limites à l'intérieur desquelles les salaires (balises salariales), les profits (balises des profits), les revenus (balises des revenus) ou les prix (balises des prix) peuvent augmenter.

OBS

Modalités d'application des systèmes de balises [...] La première méthode d'application peut [...] être basée sur le volontariat. Le gouvernement établit alors certaines règles pour la fixation des prix et des salaires mais laisse au bon vouloir des parties en cause la décision de s'y conformer ou pas [...]

OBS

balise; ligne de conduite; principe directeur : termes habituellement au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • balises
  • lignes de conduite
  • principes directeurs

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

In moulding, a metal pin located in one half of a mould which enters a corresponding hole in the other half so that, upon closure of the mould, the two parts become correctly aligned.

CONT

Unlike injection blow molds that are mounted onto a die set, all extrusion blow molds are fitted with hardened steel guide pins and bushings. These guide pins ensure the two mold halves are perfectly matched.

CONT

Leader pins or guide pins should be provided on all molds. At a minimum, the diameter should be 2% of the mold width plus length.

OBS

dowel pin; guide pin; dowel: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • guide post

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Tige cylindrique fixée à demeure sur une matrice du moule, dont l'extrémité arrondie s'engage dans un alésage porté par l'autre matrice. On peut ainsi réaliser une translation parallèle des deux matrices.

OBS

tenon de guidage; goujon de guidage : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • tenon

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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