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ABSTRACTION [6 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

The process of removing physical, spatial, or temporal details or attributes in the study of objects or systems in order to more closely attend to other details of interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

[...] processus de suppression de détails physiques, spatiaux, temporels ou d'attributs dans l'étude d'objets ou de systèmes pour attirer l'attention sur des détails de plus grande importance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
  • Inteligencia artificial
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Record 2 - external organization data 2019-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2019-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Pollution
DEF

The removal of water from any source, either permanently or temporarily, so that it: a) ceases to be part of the resources of that area, or b) is transferred to another source within the area.

OBS

abstraction: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Extraction continue ou temporaire, de l'eau de n'importe quelle origine de façon qu'elle : a) ne fasse plus partie des ressources d'une région, ou b) soit transférée vers une autre source à l'intérieur même de la région.

OBS

captage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Extracción continua o temporal de agua de una fuente, de tal forma que: a) deje de formar parte de los recursos de su área o región, o b) sea transferida a otra fuente dentro de la misma región.

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Record 5 2010-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Collection (Water supply)
DEF

[The] removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.

OBS

[The abstraction] may be associated with construction of dams or barrages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Captage des eaux
DEF

Prélèvement artificiel d’eau dans une rivière, une nappe phréatique ou un lac de barrage.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

In the civil law countries following the Geneva system (i.e. the Geneva Conventions of 1930 and 1931 relating to bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques), a principle by virtue of which the rights of the holder of a negotiable instrument are not dependant on the underlying transaction or causa).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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