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Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
- Computer Display Technology
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- external source
1, record 1, English, external%20source
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Database export provides utilities for unloading a database definition and the data contents of a database into an external form, representable on various media, for the purpose of later automated re-generation. Database import provides utilities for loading a database definition and contents from an external source. Evolving specifications hope to make a database exported from any conforming SQL implementation importable into any other conforming SQL implementation. 1, record 1, English, - external%20source
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source externe
1, record 1, French, source%20externe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'exportation de base de données offre des utilitaires qui permettent de transférer une définition de base de données, ainsi que le contenu de la base, dans une structure externe qu'on peut représenter sous différents médias, aux fins d'une reproduction automatisée ultérieure. L'importation de base de données offre des utilitaires qui permettent de charger une définition de base de données et le contenu de la base à partir d'une source externe. On espère que l'évolution des spécifications permettra d'exporter une base de données de n'importe quelle exploitation SQL conforme puis de l'importer dans n'importe quelle autre exploitation SQL conforme. 1, record 1, French, - source%20externe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes (et définitions) tirés de « Langage de bases de données SQL Annexe A - Fonctions offertes par les normes qui incluent la norme NCTTI SQL » publiée par le Conseil du Trésor. 2, record 1, French, - source%20externe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2000-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- external radiation source
1, record 2, English, external%20radiation%20source
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- external source of radiation 2, record 2, English, external%20source%20of%20radiation
correct
- external source 3, record 2, English, external%20source
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A source of radiation outside the body. 2, record 2, English, - external%20radiation%20source
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effective dose includes the dose from external radiation sources and from intakes of radioactive material. 4, record 2, English, - external%20radiation%20source
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique radiologique et applications
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- source externe de rayonnement
1, record 2, French, source%20externe%20de%20rayonnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- source de rayonnement externe 2, record 2, French, source%20de%20rayonnement%20externe
correct, feminine noun
- source externe 3, record 2, French, source%20externe
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] source de rayonnements se trouvant à l'extérieur du corps. 4, record 2, French, - source%20externe%20de%20rayonnement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dose [efficace] comprend la dose provenant des sources externes de rayonnement et de l'incorporation de matières radioactives. 5, record 2, French, - source%20externe%20de%20rayonnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-11-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- foreign source
1, record 3, English, foreign%20source
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- external source 1, record 3, English, external%20source
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In making a forecast of future acid deposition, three alternatives have been calculated. The forecasts give assumed levels of sulphur emission from Swedish (internal) and foreign (external) sources. 1, record 3, English, - foreign%20source
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It would be preferable to use only "foreign source" to refer to emissions from outside the country and to use "external source" to refer exclusively to emissions arising outside a given ecosystem. 2, record 3, English, - foreign%20source
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- source extérieure
1, record 3, French, source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- source étrangère 2, record 3, French, source%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
proposal, feminine noun
- source externe 3, record 3, French, source%20externe
avoid, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chercheurs suédois ont calculé que plus de 70 pour cent du soufre de l'atmosphère au-dessus du Sud de la Suède sont dus à l'activité humaine et 77 pour cent de cette quantité proviendraient des sources extérieures au pays. 1, record 3, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source d'émissions qui affectent un pays donné alors qu'elle-même est située à l'extérieur de ce même pays. 2, record 3, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extérieur. Qui concerne les pays étrangers. 4, record 3, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Puisqu'on parle d'émissions étrangères (POLAT, no 76, 1977, p. 364), on pourrait de la même façon parler de "source étrangère". 2, record 3, French, - source%20ext%C3%A9rieure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-05-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- external source
1, record 4, English, external%20source
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hydrogen ion driving the chemical weathering reaction is supplied from external and internal sources. The external source is the acid supplied in bulk precipitation (meteorological input); the internal source stems from various biologic and chemical processes occurring within the soil zone. 1, record 4, English, - external%20source
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- source externe
1, record 4, French, source%20externe
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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