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CALIBRATION KEY [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Scientific Research Facilities
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A software-based information management system that provides electronic support for daily laboratory operations and facilitates exchanges between laboratories.

OBS

In addition to the key functions of sample management, instrument and application integration and electronic data exchange, a laboratory information management system can perform numerous additional operations such as bar-code handling, customer relationship management, instrument calibration and maintenance, inventory and equipment management, quality assurance and control, as well as reporting and billing.

OBS

laboratory information management system; LIMS; laboratory managementsystem; LMS: terms, abbreviations and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Système informatique de gestion de l'information qui sert de soutien électronique aux activités quotidiennes des laboratoires et qui facilite les échanges entre laboratoires.

OBS

En plus des principales fonctions telles que la gestion des échantillons, l'intégration des instruments et des applications et les échanges de données électroniques, un système de gestion de l'information des laboratoires peut effectuer de nombreuses autres opérations comme le traitement des codes à barres, la gestion des relations avec les clients, l'étalonnage et l'entretien des instruments, la gestion des équipements et des stocks, l'assurance et le contrôle de la qualité ainsi que les rapports et la facturation.

OBS

système de gestion de l'information des laboratoires; SGIL : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
OBS

The Working Group on Calibration and Validation(WGCV) was established in 1984. This resulted from the recognition that calibration and validation activities should play a key role in all satellite Earth Observation missions to ensure the clear and quantitative understanding of the data they generate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Groupe de travail sur l'étalonnage et l'homologation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
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