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TMI [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is the current gold standard in the diagnosis, staging, and management of macular holes ... This quick, non-invasive imaging technique allows for evaluation of the macula in high resolution using reflected light, and helps your doctor differentiate a hole from other eye conditions with similar symptoms. No laboratory tests are needed in cases of idiopathic macular holes (those without a known cause).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
OBS

idiopathique : Dont la cause est inconnue.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Demography
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

The number of infants below one year of age dying per 1000 live births in a given year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Démographie
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

Nombre de décès d'enfants de moins d'un an pour 1000 naissances vivantes dans une année donnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Demografía
  • Colaboración con la FAO
Key term(s)
  • índice de mortalidad infantil
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Record 3 2015-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modernization of Military Equipment
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modernisation du matériel militaire
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Experimental Education
OBS

The objective of this organization, which is established in Richmond Hill, Ontario, is to maintain the founding principles of Montessori education, inspired by the developmental needs and characteristics of the child. Information confirmed by the institute.

Key term(s)
  • Montessori Institute of Toronto

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Pédagogie expérimentale
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

Climatic characteristic defined by the ratio of the difference between precipitation and evapotranspiration to the potential evapotranspiration.

CONT

[The] Thornthwaite moisture index [is] a method for monitoring the soil water budget for relatively large areas based on the pioneering work of C. W. Thornthwaite (1948) using the concept of potential evapotranspiration. The Palmer Drought Severity Index and the companion "crop moisture index," developed by W. C. Palmer, are modifications of the earlier Thornthwaite work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Caractéristique climatique définie par la différence entre la précipitation et l'évapotranspiration divisée par l'évapotranspiration potentielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Característica climática cuyo valor es la diferencia entre la precipitación y la evapotranspiración dividida por la evapotranspiración potencial.

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Record 7 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

For a given period in the life of a functional unit, the average value of downtime under stated conditions.

OBS

mean downtime; MDT: term, abbreviation and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Pour une période donnée de la vie d'une unité fonctionnelle, valeur moyenne du temps d'indisponibilité dans des conditions déterminées.

OBS

temps moyen d'indisponibilité; TMI; durée moyenne d'indisponibilité : termes, abréviation et définition reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA), 178, boul. Rexdale, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M9W 1R3 (détentrice des droits d'auteur). La CSA décline toute responsabilité quant à la façon dont la matière est présentée et quant à toute interprétation pouvant en découler. L'information reproduite pourrait ne pas être à jour. Pour plus de renseignements, communiquer avec la CSA.

Spanish

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