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Record 1 2010-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
DEF

A sample of a material used for checking the properties of that material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
DEF

Fraction de marchandise retenue pour servir de référence à une fabrication ou à une fourniture.

OBS

échantillon : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Office-Work Organization
  • Military Organization
DEF

A person employed (as in a business office) to keep records or accounts or to perform more or less routine office tasks.

OBS

clerk; clk: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation du travail de bureau
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Agent subalterne (administration, banque, bureau, établissement commercial).

OBS

Il n'y a aucune abréviation officielle en usage au ministère de la Défense nationale pour le terme «commis».

OBS

commis : terme uniformisé par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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