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BNC [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Component Manufacturing Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bayonet Neill-Concelman connector
1, record 1, English, bayonet%20Neill%2DConcelman%20connector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- BNC connector 1, record 1, English, BNC%20connector
correct
- BNC 1, record 1, English, BNC
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] coaxial RF (radio frequency) electrical connector that is used in place of coaxial connectors. 1, record 1, English, - bayonet%20Neill%2DConcelman%20connector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- connecteur BNC
1, record 1, French, connecteur%20BNC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] connecteur électrique utilisé en terminaison de câble coaxial, en particulier dans le domaine radio-fréquence. 1, record 1, French, - connecteur%20BNC
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de fabricación de componentes eléctricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conector BNC
1, record 1, Spanish, conector%20BNC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conector BNC. Este conector recibe su nombre ([del inglés,] "Bayonet Neill-Concelman") por su "cierre en bayoneta" y los apellidos de sus inventores. Utilizado para cable coaxial […] 1, record 1, Spanish, - conector%20BNC
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inventory and Material Management
- Military Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- national codification bureau
1, record 2, English, national%20codification%20bureau
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- NCB 2, record 2, English, NCB
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The national codification bureau (NCB) of the nation that produces the item codifies the items of supply produced by that nation, regardless of which nation is the end user. 3, record 2, English, - national%20codification%20bureau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
national codification bureau; NCB: designations standardized by NATO. 4, record 2, English, - national%20codification%20bureau
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des stocks et du matériel
- Administration militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bureau national de codification
1, record 2, French, bureau%20national%20de%20codification
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- BNC 2, record 2, French, BNC
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bureau national de codification (BNC) du pays qui produit l'article codifie ses propres articles de ravitaillement quel qu'en soit le pays utilisateur final. 3, record 2, French, - bureau%20national%20de%20codification
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bureau national de codification; BNC : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 4, record 2, French, - bureau%20national%20de%20codification
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Coining
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brilliant uncirculated
1, record 3, English, brilliant%20uncirculated
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- B.U. 2, record 3, English, B%2EU%2E
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quality of finish obtained [on collector coins] by stricking blanks with frequently changed, highly polished dies. 3, record 3, English, - brilliant%20uncirculated
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coins with this finish have brilliant reliefs and brilliant fields. 4, record 3, English, - brilliant%20uncirculated
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
brilliant uncirculated: term published in the Journal officiel by the Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie of the Government of France. 5, record 3, English, - brilliant%20uncirculated
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Monnayage
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brillant hors-circulation
1, record 3, French, brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fini brillant hors-circulation 1, record 3, French, fini%20brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
correct, masculine noun, Canada
- qualité brillant hors-circulation 2, record 3, French, qualit%C3%A9%20brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- brillant universel 3, record 3, French, brillant%20universel
correct, masculine noun, France
- BU 4, record 3, French, BU
correct, masculine noun, France
- BU 4, record 3, French, BU
- fini hors circulation 5, record 3, French, fini%20hors%20circulation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité de fini obtenue [sur la monnaie de collection] en frappant des flans avec des coins hautement polis et souvent changés. 6, record 3, French, - brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la MRC [Monnaie royale canadienne] a voulu consacrer le premier dollar en argent aux finis épreuve numismatique, brillant hors-circulation et placage en or sélectif, à Samuel de Champlain, en hommage au 400e anniversaire de la fondation de la ville de Québec. 5, record 3, French, - brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pièces avec fini brillant hors-circulation ont un relief brillant sur un champ brillant. 7, record 3, French, - brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
brillant universel : terme publié au Journal officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie du gouvernement de la France. 8, record 3, French, - brillant%20hors%2Dcirculation
Record 3, Key term(s)
- brillant hors circulation
- fini brillant hors circulation
- qualité brillant hors circulation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuñación de moneda
- Monedas y billetes
- Numismática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- brillante universal
1, record 3, Spanish, brillante%20universal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- B.U. 1, record 3, Spanish, B%2EU%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- espejo 2, record 3, Spanish, espejo
correct, masculine noun
- brilliant uncirculated 3, record 3, Spanish, brilliant%20uncirculated
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calidad de acabado de una moneda elaborada usando las prensas a un ritmo lento, con cuños nuevos y cospeles sin defectos. 4, record 3, Spanish, - brillante%20universal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las monedas con acabado brillante universal tienen un relieve brillante sobre campo brillante. 4, record 3, Spanish, - brillante%20universal
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-12-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Library Science
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- National Library of Canada
1, record 4, English, National%20Library%20of%20Canada
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- NLC 2, record 4, English, NLC
correct, see observation
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Canadian Bibliographic Centre 3, record 4, English, Canadian%20Bibliographic%20Centre
former designation, correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
National Library of Canada was amalgamated in 2004 with National Archives of Canada to form Library and Archives Canada. 4, record 4, English, - National%20Library%20of%20Canada
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
National Library of Canada was the legal and applied former title for the purposes of the Federal Identity Program (FIP). 2, record 4, English, - National%20Library%20of%20Canada
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Canadian Bibliographic Center
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Bibliothéconomie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
1, record 4, French, Biblioth%C3%A8que%20nationale%20du%20Canada
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- BNC 2, record 4, French, BNC
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Centre bibliographique canadien 3, record 4, French, Centre%20bibliographique%20canadien
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bibliothèque nationale du Canada a été fusionnée en 2004 avec les Archives nationales du Canada pour former Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. 4, record 4, French, - Biblioth%C3%A8que%20nationale%20du%20Canada
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bibliothèque nationale du Canada était l'ancienne appellation légale et l'ancien titre d'usage aux fins du Programme de coordination de l'image de marque. 5, record 4, French, - Biblioth%C3%A8que%20nationale%20du%20Canada
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités federales (canadienses)
- Biblioteconomía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Biblioteca Nacional de Canadá
1, record 4, Spanish, Biblioteca%20Nacional%20de%20Canad%C3%A1
former designation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-11-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Language
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- British National Corpus
1, record 5, English, British%20National%20Corpus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- BNC 1, record 5, English, BNC
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
BNC consists of extracts from 4124 modern British English texts of all kinds, both spoken and written. Each text is segmented into orthographic sentence units, and each word automatically assigned a part of speech code. There are 6.250.000 sentences, and over 100 million words. The corpus was produced by a consortium of leading dictionary publishers (OUP, Longman, Chambers-Harrap) and academic research centres (Oxford University Computing Services, Unit for Computer Research in the English Language at Lancaster University, British Library Research and Development). 1, record 5, English, - British%20National%20Corpus
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Linguistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- British National Corpus
1, record 5, French, British%20National%20Corpus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- BNC 1, record 5, French, BNC
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le BNC est constitué d'extraits de 4124 textes en anglais (britannique) de tout genre, aussi bien écrit que transcrit (de discours oraux). On dispose d'environ 625 000 phrases (100 millions de mots) produits par un consortium de grandes maisons d'édition (OUP, Longman, Chambers-Harraps) et de centres de recherche (Oxford University Computing Services, Unit for Computer Research in the English Language at Lancaster University, British Library Research and Development). 1, record 5, French, - British%20National%20Corpus
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-01-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Trade
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Trade Negotiations Office
1, record 6, English, Trade%20Negotiations%20Office
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- TNO 2, record 6, English, TNO
correct, Canada
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Commerce
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Bureau des négociations commerciales
1, record 6, French, Bureau%20des%20n%C3%A9gociations%20commerciales
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- BNC 2, record 6, French, BNC
correct, Canada
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Information confirmée auprès de l'organisme. 2, record 6, French, - Bureau%20des%20n%C3%A9gociations%20commerciales
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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