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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Transport
DEF

A receptacle that is usually hardsided and is used to sort and transport mail.

OBS

container: term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Transports postaux
DEF

Réceptacle dont les parois sont habituellement rigides, utilisé pour trier et transporter du courrier.

OBS

conteneur : terme en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contenedores
  • Material y equipo de correos
  • Transporte postal
CONT

El OD [operador designado] entregará a los transportistas, agentes de tratamiento en tierra u otros contratistas los envíos para transporte aéreo en sacas identificables (receptáculos) o contenedores acompañados de los formularios correspondientes de la UPU [Unión Postal Universal] o de las etiquetas de los receptáculos.

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Record 2 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Transport of Goods
  • Air Freight
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

Specially designed receptacle that fits in the cargo compartments of the wide-body aircraft.

CONT

[In the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations] "freight container" means a container that is designed to be secured or readily handled, and that has corner fittings for those purposes, and of a [certain size] and includes a freight container carried on a chassis but does not include any packaging.

OBS

container: term standardized by the CGSB and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

container: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Fret aérien
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Réceptacle spécialement conçu qui s'emboîte dans les compartiments de fret des avions gros porteurs. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

Selon les Arrêtés de terminologie de la République française, parus dans le Bulletin de terminologie n° 155, l'anglicisme «container» doit être remplacé par «conteneur», dont l'usage est obligatoire.

OBS

Le terme «boîte» est un équivalent familier de «conteneur».

OBS

conteneur : terme utilisé par Revenu Canada; terme normalisé par l'ONGC.

OBS

conteneur : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contenedores
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Carga aérea
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
DEF

Receptáculo especial que cabe en los compartimientos de carga de las aeronaves de fuselaje ancho. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

Embalajes que suelen ser metálicos, mixtos (madera y metal), plásticos, prefabricados para utilizaciones permanentes, plegables (rara vez) y que ofrecen una garantía contra el robo, permiten el transporte de puerta a puerta, suprimiendo los transportes en diversos bultos, facilitando la unidad de carga y simplificando su manipulación. Pueden ser alquilados o comprados. Van consignados al destinatario, que debe devolverlos en un plazo determinado. Pueden contener mercancías a granel o líquidos (vinos, hidrocarburos), etc.

OBS

contenedor: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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