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sniffing [4 records]

Record 1 2021-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Animal Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Zootechnie
CONT

Les bovins reconnaissent leurs congénères par leurs odeurs essentiellement corporelles. Le flairage joue un rôle important dans cette reconnaissance individuelle. La respiration est saccadée afin que les substances odorantes circulent en quantité importante au niveau de la muqueuse nasale postérieure. Lorsque l'odeur est reconnue, le souffle redevient normal.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

An inhalation of heroin or cocaine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Inhalation d'héroïne et de cocaïne.

OBS

aspiromanie : toxicomanie consistant à inhaler des solvants (p. ex. ceux de la colle). France Inter, 2 janvier 1985.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

La cocaína puede absorberse tras administrarla por diferentes vías: aspiración ("esnifado"), inhalación (fumando la cocaína base), inyección intravenosa o ingestión.

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Record 3 1997-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

An insidious method of breaking into a network by means of network analyzers and underground software, in order to retrieve information by illicit entry, to read private E-mail, and to learn passwords and access codes. (Information Warfare, by W. Schwartan, 1996, p. 175).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

Voir aussi "renifleur".

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

An error detection and correction method in computing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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