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Record 1 1993-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Set of colours which are arbitrarily assigned to an image to give it a data value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Ensemble de couleurs attribuées de façon arbitraire à une image pour lui donner une valeur informative.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2023-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

Electrostatic charge is dangerous when it causes lightning and sparks that can ignite fuel ... To prevent this, the framework of an aircraft is connected to earth before refuelling and the pipe leading to the petrol tank in a car is connected to the body of the car so that the charge can spread out, preventing the build-up of charge in a small area.

OBS

framework: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Concentration des structures essentielles dans la charpente d'un avion.

OBS

charpente : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

charpente; ossature; structure : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

sinker: an item in the "Fishing and Trapping Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

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

plomb de fond : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de pêche et de piégeage» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
OBS

Fire Streams. ...The primary purpose of fire department pumpers it to move water with adequate pressure from a source to the fire.

OBS

Certain high molecular-weight polymers injected into a pump or hose line have the capacity of reducing friction. ... Polymer additives reduce friction loss by as much as 50 percent. This permits flowing greater amounts of water in smaller diameter hose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs
OBS

Agent permettant d'obtenir un meilleur jet. Voir fiche «fire stream» dans Termium.

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2022-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 9 1995-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Yukon Government, Department of Government Services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
OBS

Gouvernement du Yukon, ministère des Services gouvernementaux.

Spanish

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Record 10 2013-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
OBS

The term "dissentient school" is used in Quebec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
CONT

Caractère confessionnel des écoles dissidentes. [...] Les écoles [que les corporations de syndics formées par les minorités religieuses d'une municipalité scolaire] administrent sont les seules écoles de la province à n'avoir aucun caractère commun. Les seuls enfants qu'elles sont tenues d'accueillir sont ceux qui appartiennent au groupe religieux auquel elles se rattachent.

OBS

Le terme «école dissidente» est utilisé au Québec.

Spanish

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