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DELIVERY ROUTE [15 records]

Record 1 2024-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

An envelope used by [a] letter carrier to return undeliverable [mail] following completion of a [delivery route].

OBS

Not to be confused with the "return envelope" that refers to an enclosed envelope addressed to the sender that often includes prepaid postage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Enveloppe utilisée par [un] facteur à la fin [d'un] itinéraire pour retourner le courrier non distribuable.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «enveloppe-réponse» qui désigne une enveloppe jointe à un envoi qui est adressée à l'expéditeur et qui est souvent préaffranchie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
CONT

The buccal route involves placing the medication between the gum and cheek. It must stay in place so that it does not reach the sublingual area. The buccal route involves slower absorption than the sublingual route. The medication must never be swallowed either. The buccal route is preferred for sustained release delivery of medications, due to its greater mucosal surface area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Organization Planning
  • Transportation
Universal entry(ies)
1526
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Transportation route and crew schedulers prepare operational and crew schedules for transportation equipment and operating personnel. They are employed by municipal transit commissions, truck, delivery and courier companies, railways, airlines and by other transportation establishments in both the private and public sectors.

OBS

1526: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Transports
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
1526
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les horairistes de trajets et d'équipages établissent les horaires des mouvements des véhicules de transport, des équipages et des opérateurs des véhicules de transport. Ils travaillent pour des services municipaux de transport en commun, des entreprises de camionnage, de livraison et de messagerie, des compagnies de transport ferroviaire et aérien et pour d'autres entreprises de transport du secteur privé et public.

CONT

1526 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

[An] area to which mail delivery service is provided from any letter carrier post office including any letter carrier, rural route or other route serving an urban forward sortation area.

OBS

urban area: term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
DEF

[Secteur] dans lequel le service de distribution du courrier est fourni à partir d’un bureau de poste avec facteurs[, y compris] un itinéraire de facteurs particulier, une route rurale ou un itinéraire desservant une région de tri d’acheminement.

OBS

secteur urbain; zone urbaine : termes en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

[A] large metal box containing ten individual compartments that can be separately locked for serving a concentration of customers on a rural route, suburban service or fringes of letter carrier delivery areas.

CONT

Delivery equipment upgrade (e.g. conversion from a group mailbox to a community mailbox receptacle.)

OBS

group mailbox; GMB: term and initialism used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Grande boîte en acier contenant dix compartiments individuels [à serrure attribués à des] clients d'une route rurale[,] d'un service suburbain [ou d'une zone située en périphérie de secteurs de livraison par facteurs].

CONT

Mise à niveau du matériel de livraison (p. ex. passage d’une boîte postale multiple à une boîte postale communautaire).

OBS

boîte postale multiple; BPM : terme et sigle en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

A delivery route where delivery service is provided by [other means] than a letter carrier [service].

OBS

non-letter carrier delivery route : term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Itinéraire de livraison pour lequel le service de livraison est fourni par un autre moyen qu'un service de facteur.

OBS

itinéraire non desservi par facteur : terme en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A string of alphanumeric characters [that] identifies the letter carrier route or delivery mode as well as the letter carrier responsible for delivery of [a] mail item or group of items.

OBS

delivery mode detail; DMD: term and abbreviation used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Chaîne de caractères alphanumériques [qui] désigne l'itinéraire de facteur ou le mode de livraison, ainsi que le facteur responsable de la livraison [d'un article] de courrier ou [d'un] groupe d'articles.

OBS

numéro de mode de livraison; NML : terme et abréviation en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
CONT

The delivery route for an individual address is identified by a specific delivery mode code. The DMC consists of two parts, a delivery mode audit code and a delivery mode detail.

OBS

delivery mode code; DMC: term and abbreviation used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
CONT

L’itinéraire de livraison d’une adresse individuelle est désigné par un code de mode de livraison particulier. Le CML se compose de deux parties, un [code] de vérification du mode de livraison et un numéro de mode de livraison.

OBS

code de mode de livraison; CML : terme et abréviation en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Navigation Aids
DEF

An aeronautical chart designed to expedite clearance delivery and to facilitate transition between takeoff and en route operations.

OBS

Each standard instrument departure (SID) procedure is presented as a separate chart and may serve a single airport or more than one airport in a given geographical location.

OBS

standard instrument departure chart: term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
DEF

Carte aéronautique conçue pour accélérer la transmission d'autorisation et faciliter la transition entre les procédures de décollage et les procédures en route.

OBS

Chaque procédure de départ normalisé aux instruments (SID) est représentée sur une carte et peut servir à un ou plusieurs aéroports dans une région géographique donnée.

OBS

carte de départ normalisé aux instruments : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Shipping and Delivery
OBS

When, for any reason for which shipper or consignee is not responsible, cars originating at the same point, routed by rail or rail and car ferry via the same route to the same consignee at the same destination are bunched at point of origin, in transit, or at destination, so that they are tendered for delivery in numbers in excess of the daily numbers shipped, the consignee shall be allowed such free time as he would have been entitled to had the cars been tendered for delivery in accordance with the daily numbers shipped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Expédition et livraison
OBS

D'après arrivage massif et délai de chargement.

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Shipping and Delivery
OBS

When, for any reason for which the shipper or consignee is not responsible, cars originating at the same point, routed by rail or rail and car ferry via the same route to the same consignee at the same destination are bunched at point of origin, in transit, or at destination, so that they are tendered for delivery in numbers in excess of the daily numbers shipped, the consignee shall be allowed such free time as he would have been entitled to had the cars been tendered for delivery in accordance with the daily numbers shipped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Expédition et livraison
OBS

D'après arrivage massif et délai de chargement.

Spanish

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Record 12 2007-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Tactical Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

The teams flew a low-level navigation route and air-dropped either a small bundle or a container delivery system load for accuracy, flew to Keevil, and finished with a spot landing, an important skill in delivering supplies to very small, confined landing strips in combat areas.

OBS

... as opposed to low-level strike routes.

Key term(s)
  • low level navigation route

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Opérations tactiques (Forces aériennes)

Spanish

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Record 13 1997-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A bundle of ordinary mail left at either a relay box or other authorized point on a letter carrier's route to be picked up for subsequent delivery on the route.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A bunching situation exists when, by reason of delay or irregularity of the carrier in filling orders, cars are bunched for loading in numbers in excess of daily orders; or when, for any reason for which the shipper or the consignee is not responsible, cars originating at the same point, routed by rail or rail and car ferry via the same route to same consignee at the same destination, are bunched at point of origin, in transit, or at destination, so that they are tendered for delivery in numbers in excess of the daily numbers shipped.

OBS

Term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Désigne une situation où, en raison d'un retard ou d'une irrégularité quelconque du transporteur dans l'exécution des demandes de wagons, ceux-ci se trouvent, pour le chargement, en excédent des demandes quotidiennes; désigne aussi une situation où, pour toute raison indépendante de la volonté de l'expéditeur ou du destinataire, des wagons ayant le même point d'origine, acheminés par rail ou par rail et train-ferry par le même itinéraire jusqu'au même destinataire à la même destination, se trouvent accumulés au point d'origine, en cours de route ou à destination et, ainsi, offerts à la livraison en excédent des envois quotidiens de wagons.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Key term(s)
  • arrivage massif

Spanish

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Record 15 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A type of route established to serve parts of other routes ;the letter carrier moves from route to route to provide delivery assistance only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier

Spanish

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