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Record 1 1982-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
DEF

(C. G. Jung) ... a kind of perceptual process by which one attributes thought, feeling, essential psychic content to an object and, as a result, the object is introjected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
Key term(s)
  • triple length working

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Ejecución de operaciones matemáticas con números que requieren tres palabras, con el objeto de manejar la capacidad que requiere el resultado.

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Record 3 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

[A cognitive task that measures] the contributions of consciously controlled and automatic processes in memory.

CONT

The process dissociation procedure (PDP) was introduced as a general-purpose tool for quantifying the extent to which performance on various cognitive tasks is mediated by consciously controlled versus automatic processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

[Tâche cognitive qui] permet [...] de séparer les processus mémoriels conscients et inconscients.

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

A process in which a subprogram either contains a subprogram call on itself, or calls another subprogram that calls the original subprogram or that initiates a further chain of subprogram calls that eventually leads back to a subprogram call of the original subprogram.

OBS

recursion: designation and definition standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Codes (Logiciels)
DEF

Processus dans lequel un sous-programme soit contient un appel de sous-programme sur lui-même, soit appelle un autre sous-programme qui à son tour appelle le sous-programme initial ou bien déclenche une autre chaîne d'appels de sous-programmes qui finalement ramène à un appel de sous-programme sur le sous-programme initial.

OBS

récursion : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Conjunto de operaciones o instrucciones de programa, en que una de las operaciones o instrucciones está especificada en términos de todo el conjunto.

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Record 5 2016-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
Fraxinus velutina var. coriacea
Latin
OBS

A tree of the family Oleaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Fraxinus velutina var. coriacea
Latin
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Oléacées.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

According to Fred Blakeney, Blacksmith, in Stittsville, Ont., a driving hammer is used to nail the horseshoe to the horse's foot.

PHR

Farrier's driving hammer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Marteau de maréchal destiné à frapper sur le rogne-pied pour enfoncer les clous dans la corne.

OBS

brocher : Enfoncer (des clous) dans le sabot d'un cheval qu'on ferre. On broche des clous à l'aide d'un brochoir.

OBS

Mailloche : Parfois présentée comme n'ayant pas d'échancrure (nommée «oreilles» ou «panne») servant à arracher ou à couper les clous en les tordant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para el cuidado de los animales (Maquinaria agrícola)
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 7 2011-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Tort Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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Record 9 2023-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

By convention, hail has a diameter of 5 mm or more, while smaller particles of similar origin, formerly called small hail, may be classed as either ice pellets or snow pellets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

La particule givrée est appelée grésil ou neige roulée, selon sa structure et sa densité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Precipitación de partículas de hielo translúcido que cae de una nube.

OBS

Estas partículas son casi siempre esféricas y presentan a veces puntas cónicas. Su diámetro puede alcanzar o rebasar los 5 milímetros.

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names
  • Telegraphy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois
  • Télégraphie

Spanish

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