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Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diachronic Linguistics and Etymology
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- structural linguistics
1, record 1, English, structural%20linguistics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Language study based on the assumptions that a language is a coherent system of formal signs and that the task of linguistic study is to inquire into the nature of those signs and their peculiar systematic arrangement. 2, record 1, English, - structural%20linguistics
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Modern linguistics was born around the turn of the twentieth century, when Ferdinand de Saussure, the Swiss linguist and founder of structural linguistics, explicitly separated the study of parole, or the sounds uttered by people, from the study of langue, the system of rules and concepts that underlies those utterances. 3, record 1, English, - structural%20linguistics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique diachronique et étymologie
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- linguistique structurale
1, record 1, French, linguistique%20structurale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saussure et la linguistique structurale. 2, record 1, French, - linguistique%20structurale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Pulp and Paper
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Reference Method for the Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents
1, record 2, English, Reference%20Method%20for%20the%20Determination%20of%20Polychlorinated%20Dibenzo%2Dpara%2Ddioxins%20%28PCDDs%29%20and%20Polychlorinated%20Dibenzofurans%20%28PCDFs%29%20in%20Pulp%20and%20Paper%20Mill%20Effluents
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Published by Environment Canada, River Road Environmental Technology Centre, Chemistry Division in 1992. 1, record 2, English, - Reference%20Method%20for%20the%20Determination%20of%20Polychlorinated%20Dibenzo%2Dpara%2Ddioxins%20%28PCDDs%29%20and%20Polychlorinated%20Dibenzofurans%20%28PCDFs%29%20in%20Pulp%20and%20Paper%20Mill%20Effluents
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Pâtes et papier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Méthode de référence pour le dosage des polychlorodibenzo-para-dioxines (PCDD) et des polychlorodibenzofuranes (PCDF) dans les effluents des usines de pâtes et papiers
1, record 2, French, M%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20pour%20le%20dosage%20des%20polychlorodibenzo%2Dpara%2Ddioxines%20%28PCDD%29%20et%20des%20polychlorodibenzofuranes%20%28PCDF%29%20dans%20les%20effluents%20des%20usines%20de%20p%C3%A2tes%20et%20papiers
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publié par Environnement Canada, Centre de technologie environnemental de River Road, Division de la chimie en 1992. 2, record 2, French, - M%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20pour%20le%20dosage%20des%20polychlorodibenzo%2Dpara%2Ddioxines%20%28PCDD%29%20et%20des%20polychlorodibenzofuranes%20%28PCDF%29%20dans%20les%20effluents%20des%20usines%20de%20p%C3%A2tes%20et%20papiers
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Telecommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- excess voting shares
1, record 3, English, excess%20voting%20shares
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... issued and outstanding voting shares beneficially owned, or controlled, by non-Canadians in an amount greater than (a) 20 per cent of the total issued and outstanding voting shares, in the case of a corporation referred to in subsection 16(1) of the Act, or (b) the percentage of the total issued and outstanding voting shares that were beneficially owned, and controlled, by non-Canadians as at July 22, 1987, in the case of a corporation referred to in subsection 16(2) of the Act. 1, record 3, English, - excess%20voting%20shares
Record 3, Key term(s)
- excess voting share
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Télécommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- actions avec droit de vote excédentaires
1, record 3, French, actions%20avec%20droit%20de%20vote%20exc%C3%A9dentaires
feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Actions avec droit de vote émises et en circulation qui sont la propriété effective de non-Canadiens ou sous contrôle non canadien et qui représentent un pourcentage supérieur : a) à 20 pour cent de l'ensemble des actions avec droit de vote émises et en circulation, dans le cas d'une personne morale visée au paragraphe 16(1) de la Loi; b) au pourcentage de l'ensemble des actions avec droit de vote émises et en circulation qui étaient, au 22 juillet 1987, la propriété effective de non-Canadiens et sous contrôle non canadien, dans le cas d'une personne morale visée au paragraphe 16(2) de la Loi. 2, record 3, French, - actions%20avec%20droit%20de%20vote%20exc%C3%A9dentaires
Record 3, Key term(s)
- action avec droit de vote excédentaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-12-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Process Modeling Project
1, record 4, English, Process%20Modeling%20Project
noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Process Modelling Project
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Projet de modélisation
1, record 4, French, Projet%20de%20mod%C3%A9lisation
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Lexique des appellations de la section Environnement. 1, record 4, French, - Projet%20de%20mod%C3%A9lisation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-06-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- flammulated flycatcher
1, record 5, English, flammulated%20flycatcher
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Tyrannidae. 2, record 5, English, - flammulated%20flycatcher
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 5, English, - flammulated%20flycatcher
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tyran flammé
1, record 5, French, tyran%20flamm%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Tyrannidae. 2, record 5, French, - tyran%20flamm%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tyran flammé : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 5, French, - tyran%20flamm%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 5, French, - tyran%20flamm%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-01-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pleural dome
1, record 6, English, pleural%20dome
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- cupula of pleura 2, record 6, English, cupula%20of%20pleura
correct
- cupula pleurae 2, record 6, English, cupula%20pleurae
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The domelike roof of the pleural cavity on either side, extending up through the superior aperture of the thorax. 2, record 6, English, - pleural%20dome
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dôme pleural
1, record 6, French, d%C3%B4me%20pleural
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- cupula pleurae 2, record 6, French, cupula%20pleurae
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie la plus élevée de la plèvre qui coiffe le sommet du poumon. 1, record 6, French, - d%C3%B4me%20pleural
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- National and International Economics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- State economic enterprise 1, record 7, English, State%20economic%20enterprise
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- entreprise économique d'État
1, record 7, French, entreprise%20%C3%A9conomique%20d%27%C3%89tat
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-05-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Telecommunications
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Moving Picture Expert Group playback 1, record 8, English, Moving%20Picture%20Expert%20Group%20playback
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
- MPEG playback 1, record 8, English, MPEG%20playback
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Télécommunications
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- lecture du Groupe d'experts pour le codage d'images animées
1, record 8, French, lecture%20du%20Groupe%20d%27experts%20pour%20le%20codage%20d%27images%20anim%C3%A9es
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
- lecture MPEG 1, record 8, French, lecture%20MPEG
feminine noun
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2017-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
- Electrical Domestic Appliances
- Small Household Appliances
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- exhaust port
1, record 9, English, exhaust%20port
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- outlet port 2, record 9, English, outlet%20port
correct
- outlet aperture 3, record 9, English, outlet%20aperture
correct
- blower port 4, record 9, English, blower%20port
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The opening through which the air leaves a vacuum cleaner. 4, record 9, English, - exhaust%20port
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ambient air pushes itself into the vacuum cleaner through the intake port ... As long as the fan is running and the passageway through the vacuum cleaner remains open, there is a constant stream of air moving through the intake port and out the exhaust port. 1, record 9, English, - exhaust%20port
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
- Appareillage électrique domestique
- Petits appareils ménagers
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- port d'échappement
1, record 9, French, port%20d%27%C3%A9chappement
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- orifice de sortie 2, record 9, French, orifice%20de%20sortie
correct, masculine noun
- sortie de soufflerie 3, record 9, French, sortie%20de%20soufflerie
correct, feminine noun
- orifice de soufflerie 4, record 9, French, orifice%20de%20soufflerie
correct, masculine noun
- port de soufflerie 5, record 9, French, port%20de%20soufflerie
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le logement de soufflerie [d'un aspirateur] comprend un orifice d'admission, un orifice de sortie, une paroi latérale spiralée, une paroi arrière et une paroi avant plane. 6, record 9, French, - port%20d%27%C3%A9chappement
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1996-05-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
- Optical Telecommunications
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- drive
1, record 10, English, drive
verb
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fiber optics 2, record 10, English, - drive
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
- Télécommunications optiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- attaquer 1, record 10, French, attaquer
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'entrée du système, le signal à large bande est appliqué à un pré-amplificateur (DRA) qui attaque l'émetteur optique et assure l'adaptation du niveau d'entrée, l'égalisation du câblage coaxial intercentral et le couplage électrique du signal. 1, record 10, French, - attaquer
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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