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OPTIMACION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optimization
1, record 1, English, optimization
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- optimisation 2, record 1, English, optimisation
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An act of optimizing or the fact of being optimized. 1, record 1, English, - optimization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To optimize: to optimalize. 1, record 1, English, - optimization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
To optimalize: to bring (as an industrial plant) to a peak of economic efficiency esp. by the use of precise analytical methods. 1, record 1, English, - optimization
Record 1, Key term(s)
- optimalization
- optimalisation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- optimisation
1, record 1, French, optimisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- optimalisation 2, record 1, French, optimalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] méthode visant à obtenir les meilleurs résultats en faisant appel aux moyens les plus perfectionnés et les plus modernes et en recherchant les conditions les meilleures de leur utilisation dans le temps et dans l'espace. 3, record 1, French, - optimisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'optimisation des sous-ensembles reste un point décisif qui s'ajoute aux problèmes de réalisation et de mise en œuvre de structures aussi importantes. 4, record 1, French, - optimisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- optimación
1, record 1, Spanish, optimaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- optimización 2, record 1, Spanish, optimizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
- Computer Hardware
- Software
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- optimization
1, record 2, English, optimization
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- optimizing 2, record 2, English, optimizing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The procedure used in the design of a system to maximize or minimize some performance index. May entail the selection of a component, a principle of operation, or a technique. 3, record 2, English, - optimization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
optimization: term and definition standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 4, record 2, English, - optimization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
- Matériel informatique
- Logiciels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- optimisation
1, record 2, French, optimisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mise en œuvre de techniques d'amélioration du rendement et de l'efficacité de dispositifs matériels ou logiciels. 2, record 2, French, - optimisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ofimática
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
- Soporte lógico (Software)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- optimización
1, record 2, Spanish, optimizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- optimación 2, record 2, Spanish, optimaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento utilizado en el diseño de un sistema, con objeto de hacer máximo o mínimo un determinado índice de comportamiento. 2, record 2, Spanish, - optimizaci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-03-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- optimization
1, record 3, English, optimization
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process whose object is to make one or more variables assume, in the best possible manner, the value best suited to the operation in hand, dependent on the values of certain other variables which may be either predetermined or sensed during the operation. 1, record 3, English, - optimization
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - optimization
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- optimisation
1, record 3, French, optimisation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus ayant pour objet d'amener une ou plusieurs variables à acquérir par la meilleure voie possible la valeur la mieux adaptée au travail en cours et qui dépend d'un certain nombre d'autres grandeurs prédéterminées ou captées sur place. 1, record 3, French, - optimisation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - optimisation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Control automático (Máquinas-herramientas)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- optimación
1, record 3, Spanish, optimaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- optimización 2, record 3, Spanish, optimizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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