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Record 1 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 2 - 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 3 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 4 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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Record 5 1993-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Neurosurgery
Key term(s)
  • International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Neurochirurgie
OBS

Société internationale de neurochirurgie pédiatrique (non officiel)

Key term(s)
  • Société internationale de neurochirurgie pédiatrique

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Amplifiers (Electronics)
DEF

An electronic amplifier designed to provide, within the limits of its normal operating characteristics, a single output pulse for each input pulse.

CONT

A pulse amplifier, or pulsed amplifier, is designed to amplify RF [radiofrequency] pulses generated by an electrical device without altering its waveform. Pulse amplifiers strengthen signals to high levels of power with their unique power output method, which alternates between intensely pulsating power and producing no output at all at a rapid rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amplificateurs (Électronique)
DEF

Amplificateur électronique destiné à fournir dans les limites de ses caractéristiques normales de fonctionnement une seule impulsion de sortie pour chaque impulsion d'entrée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Amplificadores (Electrónica)
DEF

Amplificador electrónico que dentro de los límites de sus características normales de funcionamiento, suministra un solo pulso de salida por cada pulso de entrada.

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Record 7 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Microcentrum rhombifolium
Latin
OBS

An insect (order Orthoptera) of the family Tettigoniidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Microcentrum rhombifolium
Latin
OBS

Insecte (ordre des orthoptères) de la famille des Tettigoniidae.

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

Deformation which takes place immediately [when] a load is imposed and which disappears immediately, completely and simultaneously with the load being removed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Déformation qui apparaît immédiatement sous l'action d'une sollicitation, et qui disparaît immédiatement et complètement en même temps qu'elle [l'action de sollicitation].

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

A few firewall operating systems use other operating systems (NT and DOS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Quelques systèmes d'exploitation des garde-barrières tournent sur d'autres systèmes (NT et DOS).

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hygiene and Health

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Hygiène et santé

Spanish

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