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Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plutonium pile
1, record 1, English, plutonium%20pile
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These early plutonium reactors were crude affairs with the main objective being to get the weapons material as quickly as possible. Each "pile" was a honeycomb of carved graphite blocks. Hundreds of horizontal channels ran from the front(charge face) of the reactor to the rear discharge face. Some 35, 000 aluminium cans of uranium were pushed into these channels to assemble the critical mass for the chain reactions to burn away. 1, record 1, English, - plutonium%20pile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pile plutonigène
1, record 1, French, pile%20plutonig%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Description sommaire de la pile plutonigène n° 1 de Windscale [.] La conception des piles plutonigènes était très rustique; elles avaient pour objet essentiel de produire du plutonium de qualité militaire par irradiation, dans un empilement octogonal, de 15,2 m de diamètre et de 7,6 m de longueur, constitué de blocs de graphite, de boîtiers d'aluminium. 1, record 1, French, - pile%20plutonig%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marketing Research
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- middle office
1, record 2, English, middle%20office
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The group of employees in a financial services company that manages risk, calculates profits and losses, and(generally) is in charge of information technology. The middle office draw on the resources of both the front and the back offices. 2, record 2, English, - middle%20office
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Étude du marché
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- suivi de marché
1, record 2, French, suivi%20de%20march%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service d'un établissement financier situé entre la salle des marchés (front office) et le service post-marché (back office) qui, à partir du flux d'informations et de ressources circulant entre ces deux services, se charge notamment de l'évaluation et du suivi des risques assumés, de la revue des types de transactions effectuées sur les marchés et de l'analyse de la rentabilité de celles-ci pour l'établissement. 2, record 2, French, - suivi%20de%20march%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le rôle du suivi de marché], selon les établissements, consiste notamment à normer les opérations réalisées pour les rendre gérables par le post-marché, et à vérifier qu'elles sont conformes à la règlementation. 3, record 2, French, - suivi%20de%20march%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hotel Services
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rooms department 1, record 3, English, rooms%20department
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Front office, uniformed service and housekeeping are in charge of the rooms department. 2, record 3, English, - rooms%20department
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Services hôteliers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- service de l'hébergement
1, record 3, French, service%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- service hôtelier 1, record 3, French, service%20h%C3%B4telier
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ensemble des services (principalement la réception, l'entretien ménager et la conciergerie) chargés des prestations relatives à l'hébergement. Ce groupe de services est généralement coiffé par un directeur de l'hébergement ou directeur hôtelier. 1, record 3, French, - service%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9bergement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-11-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- retainance effect
1, record 4, English, retainance%20effect
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) with an alpha-numeric system, writing is achieved by simultaneously applying a current pulse to the segments representing the figure. The pulse is calibrated to produce a fixed charge. It induces electroplating of a thin silver film in the front electrode which absorbs the light. As long as no current flows through the cell, the figures can be observed for a long period of time(retainance effect). 1, record 4, English, - retainance%20effect
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- effet de mémoire 1, record 4, French, effet%20de%20m%C3%A9moire
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas habituel d'un système alphanumérique à plusieurs segments, l'écriture est réalisée par l'envoi d'une impulsion de courant simultanément sur chacun des segments constitutifs du signe à représenter. L'impulsion est calibrée en temps et en amplitude pour laisser passer une quantité de courant déterminée. L'électrolyse produite par cette impulsion provoque un déplacement d'argent de l'électrode arrière vers l'électrode avant, sur laquelle se dépose un mince film d'argent (environ 50 A) opaque à la lumière. Tant qu'aucun courant ne circule dans la cellule, l'affichage se maintient pendant un temps très long (effet de mémoire). 1, record 4, French, - effet%20de%20m%C3%A9moire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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