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GENERAL PLACEMENT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- virtual reality headset
1, record 1, English, virtual%20reality%20headset
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- VR headset 2, record 1, English, VR%20headset
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A virtual reality headset may block the view of the outside or real world from the user in order immerse the user in the images presented by the headset. By blocking the view of the outside world, the user’s senses are focused on the images, thereby engaging the user in the experience. This can help to make the experience more realistic. 3, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20headset
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In a general aspect, a virtual reality headset can include a plurality of structural components, where each structural component can be formed from a respective cardboard sheet. The plurality of structural components being folded to form the VR headset. The plurality of structural components can include a plurality of flaps that define an opening for placement of the VR headset near or against a face of a user in a first configuration of the VR headset an internal wall of the VR headset, a bottom wall of the VR headset, a lens frame assembly, a top wall of the VR headset and an enclosure flap hingeably coupled with the bottom wall of the VR headset. The enclosure flap can be configured, in the first configuration of the VR headset, to secure an electronic device in the VR headset against the internal wall. In a second configuration of the VR headset, the enclosure flap can be configured to enclose the plurality of flaps that define the opening between the internal wall and the enclosure flap. 2, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20headset
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
virtual reality headset: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 4, record 1, English, - virtual%20reality%20headset
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- casque de réalité virtuelle
1, record 1, French, casque%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- casque de RV 2, record 1, French, casque%20de%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technologie actuelle de réalité virtuelle utilise le plus souvent des casques de réalité virtuelle ou des environnements multi-projets, parfois en combinaison avec des environnements physiques ou des accessoires, pour générer des images, des sons et d'autres sensations réalistes qui simulent la présence physique de l'utilisateur dans un environnement virtuel ou imaginaire. Une personne utilisant un équipement de réalité virtuelle est capable de «regarder autour d'elle» le monde artificiel, de s'y déplacer et d'interagir avec des caractéristiques ou des objets virtuels. 3, record 1, French, - casque%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[L'invention] concerne plus particulièrement un système de simulation d'un déplacement sans contrainte d'un utilisateur dans un environnement de réalité virtuelle. [...] On connaît dans le domaine des jeux vidéo l'utilisation d'un casque de réalité virtuelle. Un tel casque permet de plonger l'utilisateur dans un environnement virtuel. 4, record 1, French, - casque%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- casco de realidad virtual
1, record 1, Spanish, casco%20de%20realidad%20virtual
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- casco de RV 2, record 1, Spanish, casco%20de%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aquellos equipos que limitan la entrada de estímulos del ambiente real y potencian la correspondiente al entorno virtual disminuyen, por mecanismos perceptivos, la sensación de presencia en el mundo real e incrementan la presencia en el entorno virtual. Los cascos de realidad virtual son el componente más conocido de este tipo; con ellos el campo visual del sujeto queda prácticamente cubierto por la información que proviene del entorno virtual. 1, record 1, Spanish, - casco%20de%20realidad%20virtual
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[…] algunos cascos de RV […] poseen un "pad" y un botón en uno de los laterales. […] El "pad" constituye ya una superficie táctil, pero no es una pantalla: sigue funcionando como un dispositivo periférico a través del cual se realizan acciones en la pantalla. Puesto en los cascos de RV, permite interactuar de distintos modos en la imagen, por ejemplo, moviendo un punto en ella, que funciona como el equivalente al puntero. 2, record 1, Spanish, - casco%20de%20realidad%20virtual
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Jaw, Gums and Parodontium
- Dentistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- periodontist
1, record 2, English, periodontist
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- periodontologist 2, record 2, English, periodontologist
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most times the general dentist will send a patient to the periodontist for an evaluation to check the "foundation" of the teeth before any major reconstruction is started. The periodontist also is involved with the placement of implants for areas of missing teeth and can surgically make changes in the gum tissue for a more natural gum smile line. 3, record 2, English, - periodontist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Maxillaires, gencives et parodonte
- Dentisterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- parodontiste
1, record 2, French, parodontiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui, en tant que spécialiste de la médecine dentaire, voit à la prévention, au diagnostic et au traitement des maladies affectant les gencives et les os qui supportent les dents. 2, record 2, French, - parodontiste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport
- Loads and Weights (Transport.)
- Materials Storage
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- actual placement
1, record 3, English, actual%20placement
standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- placing at disposal 2, record 3, English, placing%20at%20disposal
- on spot placement 2, record 3, English, on%20spot%20placement
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Actual placement. A term generally applied to the physical placing of a rail car at destination loading or unloading area (demurrage rules). 3, record 3, English, - actual%20placement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
actual placement : term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board(CGSB). 4, record 3, English, - actual%20placement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport par rail
- Poids et charges (Transports)
- Stockage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mise à disposition
1, record 3, French, mise%20%C3%A0%20disposition
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mise à disposition réelle 1, record 3, French, mise%20%C3%A0%20disposition%20r%C3%A9elle
feminine noun
- mise en place effective 1, record 3, French, mise%20en%20place%20effective
feminine noun
- mise en place 2, record 3, French, mise%20en%20place
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mise en place. Expression qui s'applique généralement au fait de placer un wagon dans la zone de chargement ou de déchargement à destination (règles relatives au chamâge des wagons). 2, record 3, French, - mise%20%C3%A0%20disposition
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque la mise à disposition en gare ou sur l'embranchement est impossible du fait du destinataire, et que les wagons sont immobilisés dans une gare autre que la gare destinataire. 1, record 3, French, - mise%20%C3%A0%20disposition
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-03-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
- Urban Integration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reception structure
1, record 4, English, reception%20structure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the urban world into which Mary progressively enters is typical of modern African town-life. It displays the familiar interplay between formal and informal sector markets for labour and commodities, a high degree of ethnic and linguistic pluralism, and a relative dominance of formal organizations. The last foster a general awareness of formal-sector career models, which the young urbanites especially seek to emulate. Kinship appears to offer an urban reception structure for recent migrants that patterns urban-rural relations; however, ready alternatives to kinship are offered by urban churches and by the urban workplace, each providing a non-kinship, urban reception structure and reference group which may, however, superficially be cast in the idiom of fictive kinship. Commonly men and women do not follow the same trajectories in urbanization. The town, while largely destructive or rural-based social placement, is the site of a proliferation of new forms of social placement in class terms, depending on capital formation and on socio-economic distinction. 2, record 4, English, - reception%20structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The church does operate as a support and reception structure for urban migrants ... also to the extend of assisting them in returning to their village homes when continued urban residence has become undesirable. 3, record 4, English, - reception%20structure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
- Intégration urbaine
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- structure d'accueil
1, record 4, French, structure%20d%27accueil
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des installations nécessaires à un public déterminé. 2, record 4, French, - structure%20d%27accueil
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Écolo se prononce clairement sur une approche globale des questions d'immigration et d'asile politique, fondée sur le respect des droits et des personnes. Écolo propose : - de susciter et de valoriser la participation des personnes immigrées à la vie associative. - de prévoir une structure d'accueil pour les personnes en difficulté. - de prendre des contacts avec des représentantes des communautés immigrées de la Commune en vue de soutenir leurs projets d'intégration sociale et scolaire et de promouvoir parmi la population de souche belge, notamment dans les écoles, une meilleur connaissance des cultures représentées dans la Commune (journées interculturelles). 3, record 4, French, - structure%20d%27accueil
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-12-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- inlaid work
1, record 5, English, inlaid%20work
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- inlay 2, record 5, English, inlay
correct
- onlay 2, record 5, English, onlay
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another style of decoration is known as inlaid work in which small pieces of leather of different colors are used for ornamental purposes. Frequently floral patterns are tooled and the petals of the flower are inlaid with bright-colored leather. 3, record 5, English, - inlaid%20work
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Inlay refers to the insertion of different kinds and colors of leather within a larger piece, and onlay to the placement of smaller pieces on top of the large one. The term "inlay", through general usage, has come to include both inlay and onlay. 4, record 5, English, - inlaid%20work
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mosaïque
1, record 5, French, mosa%C3%AFque
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décoration des plats de peau par incrustation de petits morceaux de peau de diverses couleurs parés à fond, suivant un dessin à motifs décoratifs. 2, record 5, French, - mosa%C3%AFque
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'incrustation de médailles métalliques ou de cires colorées, la mosaïque surtout, qui est l'application de cuir aminci ou l'incrustation d'un cuir épais, de couleurs différentes, sont quelques-uns des procédés employés pour enrichir l'aspect de la reliure. 3, record 5, French, - mosa%C3%AFque
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-01-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- HVAC Distribution Systems
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- warm air register
1, record 6, English, warm%20air%20register
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Warm Air Registers... can be installed in the floor, the baseboard, above the baseboard, high in the side wall, in the ceiling, in the window ledge, or in any other place to which a duct can be run.... In general(a) the register should introduce the air into the room in such a manner that the air does not strike an occupant that is seated and at rest,(b) it should tend to overcome the downdrafts that occur below windows and cold walls,(c) it should not interfere with furniture placement. 1, record 6, English, - warm%20air%20register
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air register: Combination grille and damper used on the end of a duct system to direct the airflow into a room. 2, record 6, English, - warm%20air%20register
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- grille à registre à air chaud
1, record 6, French, grille%20%C3%A0%20registre%20%C3%A0%20air%20chaud
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- grille à air chaud à registre 1, record 6, French, grille%20%C3%A0%20air%20chaud%20%C3%A0%20registre
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grille à registre : Ensemble apparié d'une grille et d'un registre. 2, record 6, French, - grille%20%C3%A0%20registre%20%C3%A0%20air%20chaud
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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