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positive identification [4 records]

Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

In targeting, the reasonable certainty that a functionally and geospatially defined entity is a legitimate military target.

OBS

PID can only be confirmed by the engagement authority.

OBS

positive identification; PID: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

positive identification: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

En ciblage, certitude raisonnable qu'une entité définie sur le plan de la fonction et des données géospatiales est une cible militaire légitime.

OBS

L'IDP ne peut être confirmée que par l'autorité d'engagement.

OBS

identification positive; IDP : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

OBS

identification certaine; identification avec certitude : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Adquisición del objetivo
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Record 2 2013-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Law of Evidence
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A conclusion establishing with absolute certainty that the compared post-mortem and ante-mortem dental data are from the same person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Conclusion établissant avec absolue certitude que les données dentaires post mortem comparées aux données ante mortem proviennent de la même personne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
CONT

The person initiating a radio communication and the responding party must establish positive identification. The initial call must commence with the railway company initials of the person being called.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
OBS

Première étape d'une communication radio.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
OBS

All three terms refer to an airport security measure which will come into effect in October 1986 and which enables an air carrier to identify the passenger to whom belongs a piece of luggage. The serial number on the passenger's boarding card will match the number on the piece of luggage. Prior to take off the baggage of any passenger who has not boarded will be removed from the aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • passenger-baggage match system
  • passenger baggage match system
  • passenger baggage match reconciliation system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
Key term(s)
  • correlación pasajero equipaje
  • correlación entre pasajeros y su equipaje
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