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CENTER LINK [6 records]

Record 1 2017-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

relay rod; center link : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • centre link

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

barre d'accouplement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signals (Military)
CONT

In order to obtain fast, safe and accurate target reports, TACFIRE [Tactical Fire direction system] provides each forward observer with a hand-held Fixed Format Message Entry Device(FFMED). This is a one-way, transmission-only device, connected to the computer in the FDC [Fire Detection Center] either via the observer's standard radio link or via land line.

Key term(s)
  • fixed-format message entry device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
CONT

Chaque observateur avancé est pourvu d'un coffret-message à contexture imposée (CMCI) qui lui permet de transmettre au PDF avec précision et rapidité les renseignements concernant les objectifs acquis. Le CMCI est un transmetteur manuel relié au calculateur du PDF (poste de direction des feux) par l'intermédiaire du poste radio de l'observateur ou d'une ligne terrestre.

OBS

Ce coffret-message fait partie du système de direction des tirs d'artillerie TACFIRE (TACtical FIRE direction system).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-12-08

English

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

The Payload Operations Control Center at the Marshall Space Flight Center is a NASA facility for monitoring, coordinating and controlling on-orbit operations of Spacelab payloads. It is also used for premission test and training activities. The Payload Operations Control Center allows users on the ground to support and interact with onboard mission activities and permits direct communication between the investigator on the ground and flight crew on orbit. It provides ground command capability to operate experiments, manage payload resources and operate payload support equipment. Its facilities and services for instrument monitoring and control are made available to all users who request them. Each user area has a standard set of support equipment and space for special instrument-dedicated ground support equipment. A communication link can be arranged to allow the investigator to perform some or all operations from his own institution.

OBS

Payload Operations Control Center; POCC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • Payload Operations Centre
  • Payload Operation Control Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Astronautique
OBS

Des expériences scientifiques sont toujours menées sous la direction du «Payload Operations Center» au Marshall «Space Flight Center» de la NASA à Huntsville, en Alabama, à l'exception du «Research Facility» qui est supervisée par le «Telescience Support Center» (TSC) du Johnson Space Center, à Houston.

OBS

Centre de contrôle des opérations de charge utile; POCC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • centre de contrôle des opérations de charges utiles

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
CONT

Inside the control zone of the Space Station,... the space-to-ground link will be routed nominally to the Space Station Control Center(SSCC) and from there via the IGS [Interconnection Ground Subnetwork] to the ATV [Automated Transfer Vehicle] Control Centre.

Key term(s)
  • Space Station control centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
CONT

Tous les lancements s'effectueront depuis le centre delancement [...] Ses opérations de rendez-vous seront coordonnées avec le centre de contrôle de la Station Spatiale à Houston et avec le centre de contrôle russe [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
DEF

... the distance from the center of one link to that of the next.

OBS

of a chain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

d'une chaîne

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Pest Control Equipment
  • Mechanical Construction
CONT

The following procedure may be used to adjust a discer :(...) Remove the adjusting pins from the stabilizer bar and front steering link. Align the center of pull, the hitch pivot point and the center of resistance(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Matériel de protection des végétaux
  • Construction mécanique
CONT

Pour régler une charrue à disques, on procédera comme suit: (...) lever les broches de réglage de la barre de stabilisation et de l'attache frontale de direction, aligner le centre de traction, le pivot de l'attache et le centre de résistance (...)

Spanish

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