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MICRO EARTH STATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Earth-based Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- very-small-aperture terminal
1, record 1, English, very%2Dsmall%2Daperture%20terminal
correct, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VSAT 2, record 1, English, VSAT
correct, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- very small aperture terminal 3, record 1, English, very%20small%20aperture%20terminal
correct
- VSAT 3, record 1, English, VSAT
correct
- VSAT 3, record 1, English, VSAT
- micro Earth station 4, record 1, English, micro%20Earth%20station
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A satellite system (for voice, data or video) where the satellite dish is less than about 3 metres in diameter. 5, record 1, English, - very%2Dsmall%2Daperture%20terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
very-small-aperture terminal; micro Earth station; VSAT: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 6, record 1, English, - very%2Dsmall%2Daperture%20terminal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations terriennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microstation terrienne
1, record 1, French, microstation%20terrienne
correct, feminine noun, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VSAT 2, record 1, French, VSAT
correct, feminine noun, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terminal à très petite ouverture d'antenne 3, record 1, French, terminal%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20petite%20ouverture%20d%27antenne
correct, masculine noun
- TTPO 3, record 1, French, TTPO
correct, masculine noun
- TTPO 3, record 1, French, TTPO
- microstation 4, record 1, French, microstation
correct, feminine noun
- station terminale à antenne à petite ouverture 5, record 1, French, station%20terminale%20%C3%A0%20antenne%20%C3%A0%20petite%20ouverture
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Station terrienne comportant une antenne de petite dimension. 6, record 1, French, - microstation%20terrienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un réseau de microstations terriennes comprend généralement une station pivot, ou station maîtresse, et des stations terriennes dépendantes. 6, record 1, French, - microstation%20terrienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
microstation terrienne : Commission de terminologie des télécommunications, Paris, France. 7, record 1, French, - microstation%20terrienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
microstation terrienne; VSAT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 8, record 1, French, - microstation%20terrienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones terrenas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- terminal de muy pequeña abertura
1, record 1, Spanish, terminal%20de%20muy%20peque%C3%B1a%20abertura
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- VSAT 1, record 1, Spanish, VSAT
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estación terrena con una antena parabólica pequeña, para la comunicación vía satélite. También se refiere a las redes VSAT, que son redes de comunicaciones vía satélite. 1, record 1, Spanish, - terminal%20de%20muy%20peque%C3%B1a%20abertura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sistema de satélites para voz, datos o imágenes, en el que la antena parabólica mide menos de aproximadamente tres metros de diámetro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - terminal%20de%20muy%20peque%C3%B1a%20abertura
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