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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
CaAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2
formula, see observation
DEF

A pink pearly micaceous mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate.

OBS

Chemical formula: CaAl2 (Al2Si2)O10(OH)2

OBS

margarite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CaAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2
formula, see observation
DEF

Mica dur (silicate) du système cristallin monoclinique.

OBS

[La margarite] est un mica qui accompagne souvent les roches métamorphiques hyperalumineuses, contenant du corindon [...]

OBS

Formule chimique : CaAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2

OBS

margarite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
Key term(s)
  • fonction

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

The orientation towards the middle of the sheet that takes a delivered rock after having hit another rock on the play.

OBS

roll (noun): The revolving movement of a delivered rock after having hit a stationary rock on the play.

OBS

The term "inside" refers to a part of a playing area midway between the sides; it thus means, for a curling sheet, any area close to the centre line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Orientation de trajectoire vers le centre de la piste que prend une pierre lancée après avoir heurté une pierre en jeu.

OBS

roulement, rouler, roulé (noms) : Mouvement de rotation sur elle-même imparti à une pierre lancée pour en avoir frappé une autre, stationnaire sur le jeu.

OBS

Le terme «intérieur» signifie une partie d'une aire de jeu à mi-chemin entre les côtés; pour une piste de curling, il signifie donc tout espace se rapprochant de la ligne médiane.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Insurance
DEF

Professional intermediary in insurance management, not exclusively connected to any insurance company, and who places his clients’ risks in those entities that he decides are the most beneficial.

OBS

insurance broker: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Assurances
DEF

Intermédiaire représentant les assurés auprès des assureurs.

OBS

Au Québec, le courtier est réputé agent de l'assureur en ce qui concerne la perception des primes ou, en certains cas, l'établissement de la garantie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Seguros
DEF

Persona a través de cuya gestión comercial se ha logrado una operación de seguro.

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Record 6 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Security
OBS

Western European Union, Hague, 27 October 1987

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Sécurité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Seguridad
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Record 7 1986-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

Virtual memory management schemes in most mainframes are implemented using some form of software tables and address translation cache for the most recently translated addresses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Processing of Language Data
DEF

A target language into which all or part of a source program or a single statement, in a source language, is translated before it is further translated or interpreted.

OBS

For a further translation an intermediate language may serve as a source language.

OBS

intermediate language: term standardized by ISO/IEC amd CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Informatisation des données linguistiques
DEF

Langage documentaire servant de lien entre les thésaurus d'un même domaine utilisés dans des systèmes différents.

DEF

Langage cible dans lequel on traduit tout ou partie d'un programme source ou une simple instruction d'un langage-source, avant d'effectuer une autre traduction ou une interprétation.

OBS

Un langage intermédiaire peut servir de langage-source pour une traduction ultérieure.

OBS

langage intermédiaire : terme normalisé par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Inteligencia artificial
  • Procesamiento por computadora de datos lingüísticos
DEF

Lenguaje al cual se traduce un programa fuente o instrucción antes de su interpretación o de su subsiguiente traducción.

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Record 10 1999-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A control button on a Sony monitor which makes changing resolutions easy.

OBS

Sony’s latest monitor is the 19-inch Multiscan GDM-400PS with a maximum resolution of 1600x1200.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Infographie
OBS

Bouton de centrage et de dimensionnement automatiques.

Spanish

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