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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

The increasing use of large language models(LLMs) and other generative artificial intelligence(AI) is now contaminating the online data environment with vast quantities of AI-generated "synthetic" content. This contamination potentially poses a significant problem for those wishing to train future AIs due to a phenomenon called model collapse, whereby AI trained on synthetic content produces increasingly useless or undesirable output — similar to re-photocopying a picture several times.

OBS

AI: artificial intelligence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

L'effondrement de modèle désigne la baisse de performance des modèles [d'intelligence artificielle (IA) générative] entraînés sur des contenus générés par l'IA.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Renewable Energy
  • Environmental Management
CONT

Energy storage is the conversion of an energy source that is difficult to store, like electricity, into a form that allows the energy produced now to be utilized in the future.

OBS

Energy storage is achieved by using different technologies such as electrochemical (e.g. batteries), mechanical (e.g. pumped hydropower), thermal and chemical technologies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergies renouvelables
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Selon CanREA [Association canadienne de l'énergie renouvelable], le stockage d'énergie abordable, dynamique et polyvalent sera au cœur de la transition énergétique du Canada, car il offre des services d'une flexibilité compatible avec les abondantes ressources énergétiques éoliennes et solaires inexploitées du Canada, tout en améliorant la fiabilité du réseau électrique.

OBS

Le stockage d'énergie est réalisé à l'aide de différentes technologies, telles que les technologies électrochimique (par exemple, les batteries), mécanique (par exemple, le pompage), thermique et chimique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Energía renovable
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
CONT

El almacenamiento de energía aporta más flexibilidad y equilibrio a la red, proporcionando soporte a la generación renovable intermitente. A nivel local, mejora la gestión de las redes de distribución, reduciendo coste y mejorando la eficiencia. De esta forma, acelera la introducción de las energías renovables en el mercado y la descarbonización de la red eléctrica, garantizando una mayor seguridad de suministro.

OBS

El almacenamiento de energía se produce utilizando diferentes tecnologías tales como la electroquímica (por ejemplo, las baterías), la mecánica (por ejemplo, el bombeo), térmica y química.

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Record 3 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Corporate Economics
  • Banking
CONT

Credit management might... be defined as planning, organizing and administering the resources and functions pertaining to the act of providing economic value to someone now on the faith that a given economic equivalent will be returned to the provider in the future. A well-conceived credit management program is based on preestablished objectives and policies.

CONT

Credit management is one of the most crucial areas of financial management, for it controls the equivalent of company assets which are made temporarily available to outside interests.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Banque
CONT

Le terme «credit management» désigne la planification, l'organisation et la mise en application des ressources et des fonctions en ce qui concerne le crédit, c'est-à-dire donner librement la disposition effective et immédiate d'un bien réel ou d'un pouvoir d'achat contre la promesse qu'un bien équivalent sera restitué dans un certain délai.

OBS

Voir la partie Module de gestion des recettes dans le Manuel des systèmes de gestion financière (SGF).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
  • Economía empresarial
  • Operaciones bancarias
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Record 4 2020-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Sociology
OBS

The Black Entrepreneurship Program(BEP) is a partnership between the Government of Canada, Black-led business organizations, and financial institutions.... it will help Black Canadian business owners and entrepreneurs grow their businesses and succeed now and into the future.

Key term(s)
  • Black Entrepreneurship Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Sociologie
OBS

Le Programme pour l'entrepreneuriat des communautés noires, ou PECN, consiste en un partenariat entre le gouvernement du Canada et des organisations commerciales dirigées par des membres de la communauté noire et des institutions financières. [...] ce programme aidera les propriétaires d'entreprise et entrepreneurs noirs à faire croître leurs affaires et à réussir dès aujourd'hui et à l'avenir.

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
  • Games of Chance
CONT

Implied pot odds, or simply implied odds, are calculated the same way as pot odds, but take into consideration estimated future betting.

CONT

Implied pot odds are similar to regular pot odds in the mathematical sense, with the exception that you add another variable in the formula. This new variable is the amount of bets you expect to win from your opponents. In other words, implied pot odds include what's in the pot and what you bet right now, plus any future amounts that you think could be added following your action.

OBS

implied odds; implied pot odds: terms related to the game of poker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
  • Jeux de hasard
CONT

La cote implicite prend en compte l’évaluation que vous faites de l’argent supplémentaire que vous arriverez à faire entrer dans le pot si vous touchez votre main.

CONT

Il s'agit d'une cote du pot qui ne prend pas seulement en compte l'argent qui se trouve actuellement dans le pot, mais également l'argent supplémentaire que l'adversaire investira éventuellement dans le pot par la suite. On dit bien «éventuellement». En effet, la cote du pot implicite ne relève plus strictement des mathématiques, et présente une part de spéculation. Vous devez faire des hypothèses sur le montant que l'adversaire va encore payer si jamais vous touchez votre tirage.

OBS

cote implicite; cote du pot implicite : termes reliés au poker.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Now permanently attached to the Zarya control module in space [, ] Unity has six berthing ports, one on each side, one which is already attached to Zarya. [The] Future U. S. station modules and [the] station components will attach to the remaining five ports... Unity is the first of three such connecting modules that will be built for the station. Sometimes referred to as Node 1, the Unity module measures 15 feet in diameter and 18 feet long. Including mating adapters attached at each end as is currently the case in orbit, the overall component measures about 34 feet long... In addition to connecting to Zarya module, Unity eventually will provide attachment points for the U. S. laboratory module [Destiny] ;Node 3 ;an early exterior framework, or truss for the station, called the Z-1 truss ;an airlock ;and a multi-windowed cupola.

OBS

Unity connecting module ; Node 1: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] le «Node-1», baptisé Unity, est amarré au modula Zarya. «Node» signifie «nœud», il porte bien son nom puisque sa fonction est de réunir différents éléments tout en les interconnectant entre eux et en autorisant le passage d'un module à l'autre. Plus petit que Zarya, Unity n'est n'est pas moins équipé de six éléments d'amarrage qui sont autant de connecteurs. Le laboratoire américain viendra s'amarrer du côté opposé à Zarya, tandis que le sas d'amarrage «supérieur» recevra la base de l'immense poutre à laquelle se fixeront les panneaux solaires principaux. Le sas «inférieur» recevra le «Node-2», nouveau carrefour livrant passage vers le module d'habitation et un vaisseau de sauvetage. Les sas latéraux recevront, eux, un sas de sortie pour les activités extra-véhiculaires et une coupole d'observation.

OBS

module de jonction Unity; Nœud 1 : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Environmental Economics
OBS

Natural Resources Canada(NRCan) is a federal government department specializing in the sustainable development and use of natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests and earth sciences. At NRCan, we deal with natural resource issues that are important to Canadians. We look at these issues from both a national and international perspective, using our expertise in science and technology, policy and programs. How we manage our land and resources today will determine the quality of life for Canadians both now and in the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Économie environnementale
OBS

Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) est un ministère du gouvernement fédéral qui œuvre principalement dans les domaines du développement durable et de l'utilisation des ressources naturelles, de l'énergie, des minéraux et des métaux, des forêts et des sciences de la Terre. À RNCan, nous étudions les enjeux que les Canadiens jugent importants en matière de ressources naturelles. Nous abordons ces questions d'une perspective nationale et internationale, en prenant appui sur notre expertise scientifique, technologique et notre expérience de l'élaboration de politiques et de programmes. La façon dont nous gérons notre territoire et nos ressources influe sur la qualité de vie des Canadiens d'aujourd'hui et de demain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités federales (canadienses)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
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Record 8 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
CONT

To be able to calculate accurate socio-economic costs several decades from now is a difficult task. Therefore, the costs calculated in this paper concerning the future are using today's reference values.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
CONT

Il est difficile de calculer avec précision ce que seront les coûts socio-économiques dans plusieurs décennies. C'est pourquoi les valeurs de référence actuelles servent de base dans cet article au calcul des coûts futurs.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
OBS

This configuration is now under development by a number of companies, including de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, as a future supersonic replacement for Harrier-type vertical take-off and landing fighters. Design would employ some kind of thrust augmentation system such as de Havilland's Ejector Lift/Vectored Thrust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

Terme français et abréviation A.D.C.A.V. utilisés par la compagnie de Havilland.

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Rail Transport
OBS

The Federal Railroad Administration(FRA) was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966.... The Federal Railroad Administration's mission is to enable the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and goods for a strong America, now and in the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités gouvernementaux non canadiens
  • Transport par rail

Spanish

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Record 11 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

One of the basic heads of damages in contract and tort. Now a term of art with no precise difference between pain on the one hand and suffering on the other. It has been suggested that pain is the immediately felt effect on the nerves and brain as a consequence of some lesion or injury to part of the body, while suffering is distress that is not felt directly as being connected with any bodily condition. It includes fright at the time of injury, fear of future incapacity, possible death, insanity or inability to make a living.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

souffrances et douleurs : terme emprunté au droit civil.

OBS

souffrances et douleurs : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel

CONT

La réclamation pour souffrances et douleurs qui soulève tant de problèmes dans certains pays, notamment aux États-Unis, est admise en droit québécois, même si les montants accordés par nos tribunaux sous ce chef sont plus conservateurs que ceux qu'octroient les cours américaines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
OBS

Lesiones y sufrimientos físicos, psíquicos y morales, tenidos en consideración al valorar la indemnización por daños y perjuicios.

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Record 12 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
DEF

Science that studies the activity and behaviour of man in his efforts to satisfy his needs and the principles that serve to adequately assign scarce resources.

CONT

Economics is the study of how men and society end up choosing, with or without the use of money, to employ scarce productive resources which could have alternative uses, to produce various commodities and distribute them for consumption, now or in the future, among various people and groups in society.

OBS

political economy: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
DEF

Science qui étudie l'activité et le comportement de [l'être humain] en s'efforçant de satisfaire les nécessités et les principes d'utilisation de ressources limitées.

OBS

économie politique : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía
DEF

Ciencia que estudia la actividad y el comportamiento del [ser humano] en su esfuerzo para satisfacer sus necesidades y los principios que sirven para asignar adecuadamente los recursos escasos.

OBS

economía política: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 13 2014-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Personnel Management
  • Biotechnology
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

The Biotechnology Human Resource Council(BHRC), established in Ottawa, Ontario, is an industry government partnership between Human Resources Development Canada, BIOTECCanada and the biotechnology industry. The BHRC was created in April 1997 in response to the 1996 Government of Canada Human Resource study on the biotechnology sector. This study proposed a series of recommendations to ensure that the Canadian biotechnology sector has access the skilled employees it requires, both now and in the future. In cooperation with all stakeholders, BHRC designs, distributes and promotes programs and services of value to Canada's biotechnology industry for attracting, developing and retaining a highly-skilled Canadian workforce essential for its sustainable growth and international competitiveness.

Key term(s)
  • Biotechnology Human Resources Council

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Gestion du personnel
  • Biotechnologie
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

Le Conseil des ressources humaines en biotechnologie (CRHB) établi à Ottawa (Ontario) est un partenariat entre Développement des ressources humaines Canada et l'industrie de la biotechnologie. Le CRHB a été formé le 1 avril 1997, suite à une série de recommandations proposées dans l'étude sectorielle «Bâtir dès maintenant pour l'avenir». Cette étude propose plusieurs recommandations pour assurer que le secteur biotechnologique canadien ait accès à des personnes compétentes et expérimentées qui puissent occuper des emplois dans l'industrie canadienne de la biotechnologie. En collaboration avec toutes les parties intéressées, le CRHB développe, distribue et fait la promotion des programmes et services significatifs à l'industrie de biotechnologie afin d'attirer, développer et retenir une main-d'œuvre canadienne hautement spécialisée qui permettra au secteur de croître et d'augmenter sa compétitivité internationale.

Spanish

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Record 14 2014-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Road Construction
CONT

In addition to natural soils, it is possible to lay a slab-on-grade using products stemming from industrial processes or material handling operations, provided that they comply with the specifications set forth in this article and moreover that their physicochemical characteristics guarantee stability of the structural assembly both now and in the future.

Key term(s)
  • physico-chemical characteristic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Construction des voies de circulation
CONT

Outre les sols naturels, il est possible d'utiliser en terre-plein les produits issus de processus industriels ou d'une manutention humaine, à condition qu'ils soient conformes aux spécifications indiquées dans cet article et que leurs caractéristiques physico-chimiques garantissent la stabilité présente et future de l'ensemble.

Key term(s)
  • caractéristique physicochimique

Spanish

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Record 15 2014-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

Under a theory of breach by anticipation, such damages are calculable, and there is obviously no greater difficulty in determining now what the damages are in the case of future installments of rent for realty than in the case of future installments of rent for personalty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
CONT

Rupture anticipée injustifiée à l'initiative de l'employeur [...] Lorsque la rupture avant échéance du contrat n'est pas justifiée, le salarié peut prétendre : [...] à des dommages et intérêts d'un montant au moins égal au montant des rémunérations brutes restant à échoir.

Spanish

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Record 16 2013-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Several and concurrent ownership must... be distinguished. The owner of an interest in land may be entitled to possession either alone or in conjunction with other persons, and in both cases he may be entitled to take possession either now or at some time in the future. If he is entitled in his own right without having any other person joined with him in point of interest, he is said to hold in severalty; but where he and other persons have simultaneous interests in the land, they are said to hold concurrently, or in co-ownership, and to have concurrent interests. In other words, land may be the subject of several, that is, separate ownership, or of co-ownership.(Cheshire, 12th, p. 210)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

propriété individuelle : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 17 2013-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

The owner of an interest in land may be entitled to possession either alone or in conjunction with other persons, and in both cases he may be entitled to take possession either now or at some time in the future. If he is entitled in his own right without having any other person joined with him in point of interest, he is said to hold in severalty; but where he and other persons have simultaneous interests in the land, they are said to hold concurrently, or in co-ownership, and to have concurrent interests.(Cheshire's, 12th ed., 1976, p. 210).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

intérêt individuel : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 18 2012-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

Sustainable forest management is based on considering social, economic and environmental values when planning and implementing forest management activities and providing people with jobs, recreational opportunities and a healthy, sustainable forest, now and in the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
CONT

La gestion forestière durable est fondée sur une démarche qui tient compte des ressources sociales, économiques et environnementales dans la planification et la mise en application des activités de gestion forestière tout en prévoyant des emplois, des occasions de loisirs et la croissance de forêts saines et durables, maintenant et à l'avenir.

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Saving and Consumption
  • National Accounting
CONT

Personal consumption expenditures reflect spending to acquire goods and services for the direct satisfaction of individual or collective wants. Attaining higher levels of consumption now or in the future is a major goal of most individuals and a widely accepted indicator of national economic activity.

OBS

personal consumption expenditure; personal expenditure: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • personal consumption expenditures
  • personal expenditures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épargne et consommation
  • Comptabilité nationale
CONT

Les dépenses personnelles de consommation sont des dépenses visant à acquérir des biens et services pour la satisfaction directe de besoins individuels ou collectifs. Atteindre, immédiatement ou ultérieurement, un niveau de consommation supérieur est de première importance pour la plupart des gens et un indicateur généralement accepté de l’activité économique nationale.

OBS

dépenses personnelles de consommation; dépenses personnelles : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • dépenses personnelles de consommation
  • dépenses personnelles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ahorro y consumo
  • Contabilidad nacional
Key term(s)
  • gastos de consumo personales
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Record 20 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

When a new version of an API [Application Programming Interface] is released it's quite common for parts of it to become deprecated. It could be a class, method, interface, or anything that has been found to be no longer needed. It might be the case that the deprecated part leads to unsafe code or simply that there is now a better approach. Either way, once something has been tagged as deprecated programmers are encouraged not to use it. There is no longer a guarantee that it will exist in a future version.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Se dit d'une partie d'un programme informatique considéré comme désuet et en voie d'être supprimé.

Spanish

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Record 21 2011-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
CONT

Decisive action is required now to protect our collective ability to make choices in the future, to preserve our social program, to create jobs and to ensure a prosperous and competitive economy.

OBS

social program: term used in the context of the Strategic and Operating Review of the federal government of Canada.

Key term(s)
  • social programs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
CONT

Des mesures énergiques s'imposent dès maintenant si nous voulons protéger notre capacité collective de choisir notre avenir, de préserver nos programmes sociaux, de créer des emplois et de nous assurer une économie prospère et compétitive.

OBS

Pluriel : programmes sociaux.

OBS

programme social : terme en usage dans le contexte de l'Examen stratégique et fonctionnel du gouvernement fédéral du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • programmes sociaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
Key term(s)
  • programas sociales
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Record 22 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
OBS

Since 1978, the Oceanic Flux Program(OFP) time-series sediment traps have continuously measured particle fluxes in the deep Sargasso Sea. The OFP program is by far the longest time-series of its kind, and has produced a unique record of temporal variability in the "biological pump". Results provided the first direct evidence for the existence of seasonality in the deep ocean, and evidence that fluxes of both biogenic and abiogenic materials to the deep ocean were directly linked to seasonal patterns in upper ocean productivity. The time-series particle flux record has documented significant interannual and longer timescale variability in material fluxes to the deep ocean, and in the composition of the sinking material. The record is now becoming long enough to identify and study longer-term periodicities and quasi-decadal trends in material fluxes to the deep ocean, and their coherence with North Atlantic climate variations. The Oceanic Flux Program provides new insights into interannual variability and decadal scale changes in ocean functioning. This information is of paramount importance for predicting future, possibly anthropogenically induced, climate changes. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Key term(s)
  • Programme flux océaniques
  • PFO

Spanish

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Record 23 2010-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

The techniques for extracting essential information from a large volume of data and presenting it in an easy-to-understand form, hiding all complexity, making it suitable for rapid decision taking.

CONT

Business intelligence is actually an environment in which business users receive data that is reliable, consistent, understandable, easily manipulated and timely. With this data, business users are able to conduct analyses that yield overall understanding of where the business has been, where it is now and where it will be in the near future. Business intelligence serves two main purposes. It monitors the financial and operational health of the organization(reports, alerts, alarms, analysis tools, key performance indicators and dashboards). It also regulates the operation of the organization providing two-way integration with operational systems and information feedback analysis.

Key term(s)
  • B.I.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Ensemble des activités ayant pour objet la recherche, la collecte, le traitement, l'analyse et la diffusion de renseignements utiles à l'entreprise en vue d'un meilleur éclairage pour la prise de décisions stratégiques.

OBS

Les renseignements recherchés par l'entreprise peuvent notamment porter sur son environnement commercial [veille au marché] et sur ses concurrents [veille à la concurrence].

OBS

intelligence économique; intelligence d'affaires : Le terme «intelligence» est utilisé en son sens anglais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
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Record 24 2010-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

"CD single": A substandard compact disc of only 8 cm in diameter, which is said to be the digital equivalent of the black vinyl 45 rpm record.

CONT

Now, the Subcompact Disc. What's more state of the art than the compact disc? The subcompact. But don’t be alarmed : this doesn’t mean that the $1, 400 disc player you bought last week is obsolete. Just snap in an adapter and voilà-the 45-rpm record of the future. Maybe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Disque optique au laser dont la durée égale celle d'un disque 45 tours.

CONT

Ce boom pourrait même être accéléré avec l'arrivée de nouvelles innovations. Le mini-disque compact 8 cm avec vingt minutes fait son apparition. Sony, déjà promoteur du 8 mm en vidéo, en est l'un de ses plus actifs partisans.

CONT

Le mini-laser est à la mode , le voici qui s'achète comme le 45 tours d'autrefois.

OBS

«Disque compact de courte durée» et «compact bref» ont été entérinés par le Comité de linguistique de Radio Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • mini-disque compact

Spanish

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Record 25 2007-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • North American Football
OBS

Canadian Football League East Division.... The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.... Pre-1907, predecessor of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in 1968. This was followed by the formation of the Montreal Foot Ball Club in 1872, the Toronto Argonaut Football Club in 1873 and the Ottawa Football Club(the future Ottawa Rough Riders) in 1876.... In 1907, the Hamilton Tigers and Toronto Argonauts of the ORFU joined with the QRFU's Montreal Foot Ball Club and Ottawa Rough Riders(Ottawa had been moving back and forth between the two unions over the past few years) to form an elite competition, the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union [IRFU].... The IRFU changed its name to the Eastern Football Conference [EFC] in 1960.... In 1960, the CFL' s [Canadian Football League] two conferences agreed to a full merger and a full interlocking schedule. Although the EFC has carried on since that time as the CFL' s East Division, full authority is now vested within the CFL.

OBS

conference: An association or league of athletic teams or clubs [usually in a particular geographic region].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Football nord-américain
OBS

De la Ligne canadienne de football.

OBS

En américain «conference» peut désigner une association d'équipes sportives. La traduction littérale de ces expressions est pour le moins cocasse. Si on tient à traduire ces expressions, c'est le mot «association» qu'il conviendrait d'employer.

CONT

L'Association de football de l'Est oblige les clubs de son circuit à employer un minimum de joueurs canadiens.

OBS

Ce serait une faute de dire «La Conférence de l'Est oblige les clubs ...»

Spanish

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Record 26 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

NWMO [Nuclear Waste Management Organization] Recommends Adaptive Phased Management.... Canadians expect to accept responsibility now for the long-term management of used fuel produced by the country's nuclear electricity generators. They want a system for future management put in place that is safe, secure and fair. Used fuel is currently safely stored on an interim basis in licensed facilities at the reactor sites where it is produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

La SGDN [Société de gestion des déchets nucléaires] recommande la gestion adaptative progressive. [...] Les Canadiens exigent que l'on assume dès maintenant la responsabilité de la gestion à long terme du combustible irradié créé par les producteurs d'électricité nucléaire du pays. Ils veulent que l'on instaure un système de gestion pour l'avenir qui soit sûr, sécuritaire et équitable. Actuellement, le combustible irradié est stocké de façon provisoire et sécuritaire dans des installations autorisées situées sur les lieux mêmes des complexes nucléaires où le combustible est produit.

Spanish

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Record 27 2007-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Philosophy (General)
OBS

The aim of World Religion Day is to foster the establishment of interfaith understanding and harmony by emphasizing the common denominators underlying all religions. The message of World Religion Day is that, mankind, which has stemmed from one origin, must now strive towards the reconciliation of that which has been split up. Human unity and true equality depend not on past origins, but on future goals, on what we are becoming and whither we are going. The prime cause of age-old conflict between man and man has been the absence of one ethical belief, a single spiritual standard-one moral code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
OBS

19 janvier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Filosofía (Generalidades)
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Record 28 2006-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Pig Raising
CONT

The animals are now taken to the killing pen. Hogs are put in the stock pen, where they are first stunned and then bled. Cattle are placed in the killing stall, one side of which opens outward so that the carcass will lie on a sort of table as soon as the animal is killed. Gutters are placed in each of these pens that all of the blood may be collected and saved for future use. From the sticking pen the hogs are rolled into the scalding vat and are then pulled out onto the scraping table, where they are throughly cleaned. After the cleaning operation the hog is hung on a gambrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Élevage des porcs
CONT

Entre le local de saignée et le dernier point d'inspection, les carcasses doivent être espacées de façon à prévenir un contact entre les carcasses écorchées et les autres carcasses ou leurs parties.

Spanish

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Record 29 2006-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

The Community Animation Program(CAP), jointly managed by Environment Canada and Health Canada, ended on March 31, 2004. However, capacity building initiatives are now supported through Environment Canada's EcoAction Community Funding Program. The EcoAction Community Funding Program is an Environment Canada program that provides financial support to community groups for projects that have measurable, positive impacts on the environment. EcoAction encourages projects that protect, rehabilitate or enhance the natural environment and builds the capacity of communities to sustain these activities into the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Le Programme d'animation communautaire (PAC), géré par Environnement Canada de concert avec Santé Canada, a pris fin le 31 mars 2004. C'est le programme de financement communautaire d'ÉcoAction qui appuiera désormais les initiatives de renforcement des capacités. Le programme de financement communautaire ÉcoAction d'Environnement Canada fournit un appui financier aux groupes communautaires pour des projets qui entraînent des résultats mesurables et positifs pour l'environnement. ÉcoAction favorise les projets qui visent à protéger, à assainir ou à améliorer le milieu naturel, et permet aux communautés de renforcer leurs capacités de sorte à pouvoir poursuivre ces activités à l'avenir.

Spanish

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Record 30 2005-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Environmental Management
OBS

The mandate of the Environmental Advisory Committee is to promote the protection, maintenance and enhancement of the environment, in the City of Ottawa, to safeguard and improve the quality of life of those who live and work in the City of Ottawa, both now and in the future.

Key term(s)
  • EAC

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Gestion environnementale
OBS

Le Comité consultatif de l'environnement (CCE) a pour mandat de promouvoir la protection, le maintien et l'amélioration de l'environnement sur le territoire de la Ville d'Ottawa, et de protéger et d'améliorer la qualité de vie de ceux qui habitent ou travaillent à Ottawa, maintenant et à l'avenir.

Key term(s)
  • CCE

Spanish

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Record 31 2004-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Silviculture
DEF

Land that is unsuited for timber production now and in the foreseeable future by virtue of its : elevation; topography; inaccessible location; low value of timber; small size of timber stands; steep or unstable soils that cannot be harvested without serious and irreversible damage to the soil or water resources; or designation as parks, wilderness areas, or other uses incompatible with timber production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Sylviculture

Spanish

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Record 32 2004-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
CONT

She is now part of the RCMP's [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] employee database and hopes to be a candidate for future civilian desk positions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire

Spanish

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Record 33 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Europe is now developing a whole family of surface-to-air missiles on a modular basis, using the latest technologies. This future surface-to-air family(FSAF) is basically... aimed at replacing the old Hawk, Masurca and Tartar surface-to-air missiles, but it is probable that other major European nations will join in parts of the overall programme.

Key term(s)
  • family of surface to air missiles on a modular basis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

En Europe, le consortium Eurosam créé en 1989 par Aérospatiale, Alenia et Thomson-CSF développe une famille modulaire de missiles sol/surface-air désignée FSAF qui fait appel aux technologies les plus modernes.

Spanish

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Record 34 2002-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

The GPCC(Global Precipitation Climatology Centre) is a central element of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project(GPCP) which was established by the WMO/ICSU [World Meteorological Organization/International Council of Scientific Unions] Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme [WCRP] at its Seventh Session(Lisbon, March 1986). The GPCC itself was established in August 1988 at the "Deutscher Wetterdienst"("DWD", National Meteorological Service of Germany) starting with a research and development phase. The GPCC is now going to be operational, and it is operated by the DWD as a contribution to international climate observation and research activities. The GPCC has internationally defined functions. In the future, the GPCC will act as a GCOS [Global Climate Observing System] specified global data centre for precipitation, and in this role, it will continue to participate in the GPCP, as agreed by WCRP, GCOS, and DWD. It also co-operates with WCP-Water, Global Runoff Data Centre(GRDC), UNEP-GRID Programme, and FAO Water-Department.

Key term(s)
  • Global Precipitation Climatology Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Télédétection
Key term(s)
  • Centre mondial de climatologie pluviale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Teledetección
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Record 35 2001-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

Traditionally, the red varieties always had better sprouting resistance than white, but now that is changing, "says DePauw". AC Vista is the first white wheat variety we have developed with pre-harvest sprouting resistance as good as some of our red-seeded wheat, and we are confident that in the future, we’ll approach the resistance of the best red varieties".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales

Spanish

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Record 36 1999-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Oceanography
OBS

[The] Intersecretariat Committee on Scientific Programmes Relating to Oceanography(ICSPRO)... was established in 1969, independent of the ACC, for the purpose of enlisting and coordinating interagency support for the scientific programmes of the IOC, which was established in 1960. Its mandate and membership is thus more limited than that of the ACC Subcommittee, with a focus on marine scientific research and support services. ICSPRO now meets for one or two days in connection with annual sessions of the ACC Subcommittee and currently its work is focused primarily on developing and coordinating contributions of UN agencies to the 1998 International Year of the Ocean(an initiative of UNESCO and proclaimed in 1994 by the General Assembly) and to "Expo ’98" in Lisbon, an international event entitled "The Oceans : A Heritage for the Future. "Its work thus does not overlap that of the Subcommittee. The members of ICSPRO are the UN(DOALOS), UNESCO(IOC), IMO, WMO, FAO and UNEP.

Key term(s)
  • Intersecretariat Committee on Scientific Programs Relating to Oceanography
  • Inter-secretariat Committee on Scientific Programs Relating to Oceanography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Océanographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Oceanografía
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Record 37 1999-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies
  • Urban Housing
  • Urban Sociology
DEF

An urban area characterized by abandoned or substandard buildings needing to be repaired or torn down because constituting a potential hazard.

CONT

Thus he begins with an examination of downtown, looking first at the role of the skyscraper in the evolution of the central business district. Then he proceeds to "the downtown frame, "that gray area of cheap hotels, parking lots, pawnshops, and abandoned warehouses surrounding the central business district. He identifies two different types of downtown frame, the zone of discard and the zone of assimilation. The first is an area that once was part of the central business district but now has been discarded by investors and the second is an area that is gradually becoming part of the central business district and has a brigher future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Sociologie urbaine
CONT

Des villes [...] modernes et puissantes, n'ont pas réussi encore à prévenir les excroissances irrationnelles de leur périphérie, ou à assainir les zones pathologiques qui déshonorent leur centre.

Spanish

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Record 38 1996-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Federal Administration
CONT

Although a great many things in the Public Service of Canada have changed, at the end of the day our fundamental role has not changed and will not change. We have two lines of business. First, we provide services to Canadians, which has to do with the country as it is now, in the present. Second, we develop policies, which has to do with what the country will become in the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Si beaucoup de choses ont changé dans la Fonction publique du Canada, en fin de compte, notre rôle fondamental, lui, n'a pas changé et ne changera pas. Nous poursuivons deux volets d'activités. Premièrement, nous fournissons des services aux Canadiens, services qui sont en fonction du contexte actuel du pays. Deuxièmement, nous élaborons des politiques, en prévision du Canada de demain.

Spanish

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Record 39 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

a volcano that is not now erupting but that has done so within historic time and is considered likely to do so in the future.

OBS

There is no precise distinction between a dormant and an active volcano.

OBS

Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
DEF

volcan en activité très réduite qui n'émet que de la fumée et des fumerolles.

Spanish

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Record 40 1991-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

An experience in which a viewer sits in an eight-seat vehicle and is physically moved by a movie.

CONT

Attractions like Back to the Future offer an experience that Spielberg calls "riding the movies". In the past decade, Spielberg, director of E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the Indiana Jones trilogy, established himself as the new force in the science of Hollywood fantasy-his generation's answer to Walt Disney. Now, in the 1990s, he is among those exploring a new Hollywood frontier. Turning big-screen adventures into rides, stunt shows and backstage tours, movie theme parks play on the popular desire to get inside Hollywood.

OBS

"Riding the movies" is formed by composition. The present participle "riding", the definite article "the", and the noun "movies" are juxtaposed to form this neologism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 41 1989-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Mining Dangers and Mine Safety
CONT

The main effort is now being made in personal noise dosimetry, as it is thought that this trend in technology will prove to be the most compatible with the future Noise Exposure Index(NEI) measurements in mines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Exploitation minière (dangers et sécurité)
CONT

Actuellement, le principal effort porte sur la dosimétrie personnelle des bruits qui, estime-t-on, sera la plus compatible avec la mesure de l'indice d'exposition aux bruits (IEB) dans les mines.

Spanish

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Record 42 1983-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

... loss in value which will occur in the future. It is the basis of provision for the recapture of the capital now represented by the structure, sometimes called "accruals". Future depreciation is used only in the income approach to value and has no place in the cost approach.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

C'est la dévalorisation dont il faut tenir compte afin de recouvrer le capital investi.

Spanish

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Record 43 1981-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
OBS

(...) means that its level is determined by interaction between(1) people's impatience to consume now rather than accumulate more capital goods for future consumption, and(2) investment opportunities that exist to procure higher or lower net productivities from such capital accumulated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique

Spanish

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Record 44 1980-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
OBS

Some part of advertising research must now and in the foreseeable future be devoted to housekeeping; that is, to monitoring, verifying, and auditing the routine flow of information about audiences and shifts in the market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
OBS

Une partie des études publicitaires devront [...] être consacrées à des tâches aussi prosaïques que [...] le décompte du flot d'informations concernant l'audience et les modifications du marché.

Spanish

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