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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The Common Internet File System(CIFS) is a general-purpose network file system protocol. It provides clients with managed, concurrent access to files and directories hosted on server systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

[...] le système de fichiers Internet commun [est] un protocole standard pour accéder aux systèmes de fichiers distants[. Il] permet aux groupes d'utilisateurs de travailler ensemble et de partager des documents sur Internet ou dans leurs intranets d'entreprise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Internet y telemática
OBS

Un protocolo de red que proporciona la fundación para el uso compartido de archivos basado en Windows y otras utilidades de red.

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Record 2 2025-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Mines
OBS

general-purpose ground mine; GPGM : designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • general purpose ground mine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines terrestres
OBS

mine de fond universelle : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
CONT

A general-purpose framework is designed to meet the common financial information needs of a wide range of users...

OBS

The financial reporting framework may be a fair presentation framework or a compliance framework.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
CONT

Lorsqu'il y a plusieurs tiers qui exigent l'utilisation de différentes méthodes de comptabilité, l'utilisation d'un référentiel à usage général [peut] être utile.

OBS

Le référentiel d'information financière peut être un référentiel reposant sur le principe d'image fidèle ou un référentiel reposant sur l'obligation de conformité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
CONT

... general purpose financial statements... are designed to meet the common information needs of external users of financial information about an entity.

OBS

general purpose financial statements; general-purpose financial statements; all-purpose financial statements : designations rarely used in the singular.

Key term(s)
  • general purpose financial statement
  • general-purpose financial statement
  • all-purpose financial statement
  • all purpose financial statements
  • all purpose financial statement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
CONT

[Les] états financiers à usage général [...] sont destinés à satisfaire les besoins d'information communs des utilisateurs externes de l'information financière relative à une entité.

OBS

états financiers à vocation générale : Le terme «états financiers à vocation générale» a été en usage dans les normes d'audit canadiennes jusqu'en décembre 2010, date à laquelle un consensus international a entériné l'emploi de la désignation «états financiers à usage général».

OBS

états financiers à usage général; états financiers à vocation générale : désignations inusitées au singulier.

Key term(s)
  • état financier à usage général
  • état financier à vocation générale

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Probability (Statistics)
CONT

Probalistic programming(PP) [is a] programming paradigm in which probabilistic models are specified and inference for these models is performed automatically. It represents an attempt to unify probabilistic modeling and traditional general-purpose programming in order to make the former easier and more widely applicable. It can be used to create systems that help make decisions in the face of uncertainty.

Key term(s)
  • probabilistic programing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
CONT

La programmation probabiliste est un paradigme de programmation dans lequel des modèles probabilistes sont spécifiés et l'inférence pour ces modèles est effectuée automatiquement. Il représente une tentative d'unifier la modélisation probabiliste et la programmation à usage général traditionnelle afin de rendre la première plus facile et plus largement applicable. Il peut être utilisé pour créer des systèmes qui aident à prendre des décisions face à l'incertitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Probabilidad (Estadística)
CONT

La programación probabilística [es la] base de lo que se conoce como aprendizaje autónomo o machine learning.

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Record 6 2023-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Intentional programming(IP) is a style of programming in which a general-purpose programming language base is augmented with constructs(called intentions) which represent domain-specific abstractions and actions.

Key term(s)
  • intentional programing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

[...] la programmation par intention (PPI [et] en anglais «intentional programming» ou «IP») [...] permet au code source du logiciel de refléter précisément l'intention du développeur [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 2023-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
OBS

The MOAB device bears a charge of 18 700 lbs(8500 kg), composed mostly of H6, which is itself made of RDX [cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine]. H6 is a standard-issue plastic explosive used by the American military for general-purpose bombs. RDX is a WWII-era plastic explosive, and one of the principal ingredients in Semtex.

OBS

Nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," with the same letters as an acronym.

OBS

GBU: guided bomb unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
OBS

Cet engin de 9,8 tonnes est la plus puissante bombe non-nucléaire de l’arsenal américain, qualifiée par [un] site internet spécialisé dans la défense [...] de bombe «énorme, puissante, et larguée avec précision». C’est un engin contenant 8,48 tonnes d’explosif H6, détaille le site, soit une puissance explosive comparable à 11 tonnes de TNT [trinitrotoluène].

OBS

Surnommée «mère de toutes les bombes».

OBS

GBU : bombe guidée.

Spanish

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Record 8 2022-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Technology (Informatics)
OBS

general-purpose segment; GPS : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
OBS

segment à usage général; GPS : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Land Mines
  • Mine Warfare
DEF

An attachment to or an integral part of a landmine or other munition such as some fuze types found in general-purpose air-dropped bombs, cluster bombs and sea mines.

OBS

[The anti-handling device] is designed to prevent tampering or disabling, or to target bomb disposal personnel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Mines terrestres
  • Guerre des mines

Spanish

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Record 10 2021-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Land Forces
OBS

general-purpose brigade group; GPBG : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces terrestres
OBS

groupe-brigade polyvalent; GBP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 11 2020-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
CONT

The quantum abstract machine(QAM) is an abstract representation of a general-purpose quantum computing device.... The QAM executes programs represented in a quantum instruction language [that] has well-defined semantics in the context of the QAM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
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Record 12 2020-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
CONT

Universal Japanese motorcycle(UJM) is a... motorcycling media term for a general-purpose style of Japanese standard motorcycle that revolutionized the industry and made motorcycling in America more accessible during the 1970s and 1980s.

Key term(s)
  • universal Japanese motor-cycle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Motos et motoneiges
CONT

Avec une plus grande spécialisation dans chaque catégorie de motocyclette, le concept de la moto japonaise universelle est relégué aux oubliettes depuis quelques années. Par définition, une motocyclette qui fait beaucoup de choses raisonnablement bien n'en fera pas une de façon exceptionnelle et en tant qu'amateurs de motocyclettes, nous avons choisi des bolides qui excellent dans un domaine tout en sacrifiant tout le reste.

Key term(s)
  • motocyclette universelle japonaise

Spanish

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Record 13 2020-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

An installation program or installer is a computer program that installs files, such as applications, drivers, or other software, onto a computer. Some installers are specifically made to install the files they contain; other installers are general-purpose and work by reading the contents of the software package to be installed.

Key term(s)
  • installation programme
  • install programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 14 2017-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
CONT

IAMs [inertially aided munitions] are general-purpose munitions that are equipped with an internal guidance package which is often based on global positioning system(GPS) technology.

OBS

inertially aided munition: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • inertially aided munitions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes de haute technicité
CONT

Les MAI [munitions à inertie] sont des munitions polyvalentes équipées d’un dispositif à guidage interne qui repose souvent sur la technologie du système de positionnement global (GPS).

OBS

munition à inertie : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • munitions à inertie

Spanish

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Record 15 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

A C-shaped general-purpose clamp that clamps between the open ends of the C by means of a long flat-ended screw that threads through one end and presses the clamped material against the other.

CONT

The carriage clamp, or C-clamp, as it is commonly called, is shaped like a large C and has three main parts: (1) The threaded screw, (2) the jaw, and (3) the swivel head. The swivel plate, which is at the bottom of the screw, prevents the end from turning directly against the material being clamped. Although C-clamps vary in size from 2 in. upward, their function is always that of clamping or holding.

CONT

C-clamps are generally used to hold two or more pieces of material together temporarily while a permanent fastening is installed or, in the case of woodwork, while glue or another adhesive is setting.

OBS

C clamp: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Outil en forme d'étrier servant à bloquer des pièces dans diverses opérations d'ajustage, montage, collage, soudure, etc. et dont une extrémité comporte une vis terminée par un patin qui permet le blocage de la pièce contre l'autre extrémité de l'étrier.

OBS

Pluriel : des serre-joints.

OBS

serre-joints (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

serre-joint en C : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

OBS

serre-joint en C : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 16 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications
CONT

WAE version 2 is a general-purpose application environment where operators and service providers can build their applications and services for a wide variety of wireless platforms.

OBS

Record created as part of a collaborative pilot project between the Université du Québec à Hull and the Terminology and Standardization Directorate of the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécommunications
CONT

La couche la plus haute de la pile WAP, le WAE [...] fourni un environnement qui autorise l'utilisation d'un large panel d'applications sur des terminaux sans fil.

CONT

On parle de WAE [...] pour décrire l'ensemble des standards et des spécifications permettant de mettre en œuvre des applications sans fil.

OBS

Fiche réalisée dans le cadre d'un projet pilote de collaboration entre l'Université du Québec à Hull et la Direction de la terminologie et de la normalisation du Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • environnement applicatif sans fil

Spanish

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Record 17 2016-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A standard, general-purpose interface [that allows communication] between computers and peripheral equipment.

OBS

SCSI was originally designed for standalone personal computers.

OBS

[The abbreviation] SCSI is pronounced "skuzi."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Interface polyvalente [et standard qui permet aux ordinateurs et aux périphériques de communiquer entre eux].

OBS

L'interface SCSI a été conçue initialement pour [les] ordinateurs individuels autonomes.

OBS

En anglais, l'abréviation SCSI se prononce «skuzi».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Forma estándar de conectar dispositivos periféricos, como por ejemplo, las unidades de almacenamiento en disco, a computadoras de tamaño pequeño mediano

CONT

Hasta siete unidades periféricas y una computadora interconectados con cada SCSI.

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Record 18 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

It's also clear that performance improves when you replace a software message router process running on general-purpose hardware with a hardware message router(made from special-purpose hardware).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 19 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Filter battery for general-purpose water circuits; the battery consists of 8 triple 4-metre(13’2") superimposed columns washed by back-wash water and air scour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Batterie de filtration pour les circuits généraux comprenant 8 colonnes triples de 4 m de diamètre lavables par retour d'eau et insufflation d'air.

Spanish

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Record 20 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling (Machine-Tooling)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Fixed-bed milling machines are used in repetitive-production operations and differ radically from general-purpose knee-and-column mills.... Characteristically, the saddle is omitted and the table is mounted directly on the ways of a fixed bed.

Key term(s)
  • bed type miller
  • fixed bed type miller

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fraisage (Usinage)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Fraiseuse à banc fixe. Elle est essentiellement constituée par un banc comportant des glissières longitudinales, sur lesquelles est placée la table, et un bâti (ou montant) comportant des glissières verticales.

Spanish

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Record 21 2015-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
  • Cement Industry
DEF

Cement in which the reactions and gain in strength, after setting has occurred, take place at a rate greater than that in an ordinary general-purpose cement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Fabrication du béton
  • Cimenterie
DEF

Variété de ciment Portland à durcissement rapide et à résistances mécaniques élevées.

Spanish

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Record 22 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
Universal entry(ies)
C3H6O3
formula, see observation
CH3CH2OCOOH
formula, see observation
50-21-5
CAS number
DEF

A chemical compound which appears under the form of a colorless or yellowish, syrupy, odorless, hygroscopic liquid, is miscible with water, alcohol, glycerol and furfural, insoluble in chloroform, petroleum ether and carbon disulfide, is partially converted to lactic anhydride when concentrated above 50%, has one asymmetric carbon and two enantiomorphic isomers, is derived by fermenting starch, milk whey, molasses, potatoes, etc. and neutralizing the acid as soon as formed with calcium or zinc carbonate, after which the solution of lactates is concentrated and decomposed with sulfuric acid, also synthetically by hydrolysis of lactonitrile, and is used in cultured dairy products, as an acidulant, in chemicals(salts, plasticizers, adhesives, pharmaceuticals), as a mordant in dyeing wool, as a general-purpose food additive and in the manufacture of lactates.

OBS

alpha-hydroxypropionic acid: obsolete form; the word "alpha" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

2-hydroxypropanoic acid: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

Chemical formula: C3H6O3 or CH3CH2OCOOH

Key term(s)
  • a-hydroxypropionic acid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C3H6O3
formula, see observation
CH3CH2OCOOH
formula, see observation
50-21-5
CAS number
DEF

Produit de la fermentation du lactose par les bactéries spécifiques du lait se présentant sous la forme d'un liquide sirupeux, incolore ou jaunâtre, inodore, hygroscopique, utilisé dans l'industrie laitière et comme additif alimentaire, dans les plastiques, les adhésifs, en teinturerie et dans l'élaboration de lactates.

OBS

acide 2-hydroxypropanoïque : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

acide alpha-hydroxypropionique : forme vieillie; le mot «alpha» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou écrite en italique.

OBS

Formule chimique : C3H6O3 ou CH3CH2OCOOH

Key term(s)
  • acide a-hydroxypropionique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Productos lácteos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C3H6O3
formula, see observation
CH3CH2OCOOH
formula, see observation
50-21-5
CAS number
OBS

Líquido incoloro o amarillento, inodoro e higroscópico; miscible con agua, alcohol y glicerina; soluble en éter; insoluble en cloroformo, éter de petróleo y disulfuro de carbono. Moderadamente tóxico por ingestión; irritante.

OBS

Fórmula química : C3H6O3 o CH3CH2OCOOH

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Record 23 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A general-purpose integrated circuit that contains an array of logic gates that can be programmed to perform various functions.

French

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

Réseau de portes aux connexions matérialisées par des point d'interconnexion pouvant être ouverts par fusion ou court-circuitées par apport de métal.

CONT

Le réseau à logique programmée est une forme de mémoire associative fixe, ou de dispositif de consultation de table spécialisé. Il peut être programmé lors de sa fabrication ou par l'usager (programmable sur le champ).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Forma de la lógica de configuración programable (programmable array logic) (PAL), en donde las salidas emergen a través de celdas de salida; una celda de esta clase es un circuito lógico programable para cierto número de características.

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Record 24 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surfing and Water-Skiing
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
DEF

One of usually a pair of strips of wood or fiberglass having a slightly upturned front that typically measure 6 inches wide and 6 feet long and that are used in water-skiing.

OBS

General-purpose water skis have a deep skeg or fin on the lower edge at the rear for stability. Trick skis are usually shorter and wider than normal skis and usually have no fin so that they can be turned or pivoted while in motion.

OBS

It has to be clear that "water skis" are meant, to use the generic "ski(s)" in context, the term usually referring to "alpine ski(s)".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski nautique et surfing
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
DEF

Paire de planches ou planche unique (monoski) qui, tractée à la vitesse appropriée, assure le maintien à la surface de la personne qui la porte.

OBS

Les skis munis de fixations en caoutchouc diffèrent en taille, forme, poids et composition, selon la spécialité. Le monoski de slalom (160 à 175 cm) est profilé avec une dérive sous le talon du ski. Les skis de figures sont plus courts (93 cm à 1 m), plus larges, plus légers et sans dérive pour permettre le pivotement. Les skis de saut sont plus lourds et plus épais.

OBS

«Aquatique» s'applique à ce qui croit et vit dans l'eau (plantes, animaux); «nautique» se dit des sports qui se pratiquent sur l'eau ou dans l'eau. C'est donc une faute que de dire «ski aquatique».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí acuático y surfing
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
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Record 25 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

[A cognitive task that measures] the contributions of consciously controlled and automatic processes in memory.

CONT

The process dissociation procedure(PDP) was introduced as a general-purpose tool for quantifying the extent to which performance on various cognitive tasks is mediated by consciously controlled versus automatic processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

[Tâche cognitive qui] permet [...] de séparer les processus mémoriels conscients et inconscients.

Spanish

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Record 26 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastics Manufacturing
Universal entry(ies)
C6H4(COOC9H19)2
formula, see observation
C26H42O4
formula, see observation
84-76-4
CAS number
DEF

Ester of nonyl alcohol which appears under the form of a colorless liquid and which is used as a general-purpose, low-volatility plasticizer for vinyl resins and, pure grade, as a stationary liquid phase in chromatography.

OBS

dinonyl phthalate: standardized commercial name; form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

DNP: This might be an in-house or a non-recognized abbreviation; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion.

OBS

Chemical formula: C6H4(COOC9H19)2 or C26H42O4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Plasturgie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C6H4(COOC9H19)2
formula, see observation
C26H42O4
formula, see observation
84-76-4
CAS number
DEF

Composé chimique qui se présente sous la forme d'un liquide incolore et que l'on utilise comme agent plastifiant et en chromatographie.

OBS

phtalate dinonylique : nom commercial normalisé.

OBS

phtalate de dinonyle : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

Formule chimique : C6H4(COOC9H19)2 ou C26H42O4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Fabricación de plásticos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C6H4(COOC9H19)2
formula, see observation
C26H42O4
formula, see observation
84-76-4
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: C6H4(COOC9H19)2 o C26H42O4

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Record 27 - external organization data 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.01.23 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

high-level language suitable for use in a wide variety of applications

OBS

general-purpose language : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7 : 2000].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
07.01.23 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

langage évolué convenant à une grande variété d'applications

OBS

langage universel; langage de programmation universel : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

Spanish

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Record 28 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
OBS

A high-performance, general-purpose CAD system.

OBS

A trademark of VersaCAD Corporation.

Key term(s)
  • VersaCAD DESIGN

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Infographie
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

Logiciel graphique.

OBS

VersaCAD DESIGNMC : Marque de commerce de VersaCAD Corporation.

Spanish

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Record 29 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C10H12N2O8·4Na
formula, see observation
64-02-8
CAS number
DEF

A chemical product which appears under the form of a white powder, is freely soluble in water and is used as a general-purpose chelating agent.

OBS

Also known under a very large number of commercial and trade names, such as: Aquamollin; Calsol; Celon E; Cheelox BF; Chelon 100; Chemcolox 200; Complexone; Conigon BC; Distol; Ergon; Irgalon; Kalex; Metaquest C; Nervanaid B; Nullapon; Perma Kleer 100; Questex; Sequestrene; Syntes 12A; Syntron B; tetracemin; tetrine; Trilon B; Tyclarosol; Versene; Warkeelate PS-42.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H12N2O8·4Na

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H12N2O8·4Na
formula, see observation
64-02-8
CAS number
OBS

Formule chimique : C10H12N2O8·4Na

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H12N2O8·4Na
formula, see observation
64-02-8
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: C10H12N2O8·4Na

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Record 30 2010-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Also known as dimensioning without dimension lines, arrowless dimensioning is similar to tabular dimensioning in that features are identified with letters and keyed to a table. Location dimensions are established with extension lines as coordinates from determined datums.

CONT

To avoid having a large number of dimensions extending away from the part, arrowless or ordinate dimensioning may be used... In this system, the "zero" lines represent the vertical and horizontal datum lines, and each of the dimensions shown without arrowheads indicates the distance from the zero line... Arrowless dimensioning is particularly useful when such features are produced on a general-purpose machine, such as a jig borer, a tape-controlled drill, or a turret-type press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Pour éviter d'avoir un grand nombre de cotes sortant de la pièce, on utilise la cotation sans flèche ou ordonnée. Dans ce système, les lignes «zéro» représentent les lignes de base verticale et horizontale, et chacune des cotes sans flèche indique la distance à partir de la ligne zéro.

Spanish

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Record 31 2009-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A serial bus for connecting peripherals to a microcomputer.

OBS

It connects external drives, printers, modems, mice, keyboards, etc., through a single, general-purpose port. It can automatically add and configure new devices without having to shut down and restart the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Bus série [...] qui sert à connecter des périphériques à un micro-ordinateur.

CONT

Le bus série universel (USB) facilite la connexion des périphériques parce qu'il n'est pas nécessaire d'ouvrir le boîtier de l'ordinateur pour ce faire. Il s'agit en fait d'une connexion standard port-fiche servant au raccordement des périphériques comme les imprimantes, les modems, les numériseurs et les appareils photo numériques. Il offre l'avantage de pouvoir facilement ajouter, supprimer ou déplacer des périphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Interfaz que provee un estándar para conectar dispositivos a una computadora.

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Record 32 2008-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Multifunction Display(A general-purpose display which may be used in many places in the cockpit. In addition to the modes listed for the horizontal situation display [HSD] and vertical situation display [VSD], other possible modes are energy management, engine management, aircraft subsystem information, and integrated test and maintenance. Specific modes and formats can be selectable for a given mode of operations. It is sometimes called a Multipurpose Display [MPD].

Key term(s)
  • multi-function display
  • multi purpose display

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

L'affichage multifonction - MFD [joue] un double rôle en fournissant à la fois des informations sur la navigation [ainsi que] sur les programmes de gestion de l'appareil.

PHR

Écran multifonction divisé en plusieurs fenêtres.

PHR

Le pilote configure verbalement le MFD.

Key term(s)
  • affichage multi-fonction

Spanish

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Record 33 2007-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A microcomputer primarily intended for stand-alone use by an individual.

DEF

A general-purpose single-user microcomputer designed to be operated by one person at a time.

CONT

... microcomputers, including personal computers, which are computers affordable by a person of average means.

CONT

Personal computers are designed primarily for stand-alone operation but may be connected to mainframes or networks.

OBS

personal computer; PC: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Micro-ordinateur essentiellement conçu pour une utilisation indépendante par un individu.

OBS

ordinateur individuel; ordinateur personnel : termes normalisés par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA.

PHR

Mutualiser la capacité de calculs des ordinateurs individuels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Ordenador de tamaño reducido dedicado a uso individual, orientado hacia trabajos autónomos.

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Record 34 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
DEF

[At the exclusion of the Hexapod], hardware that is permanently on orbit and [that] can be shared by users.

OBS

The Lab Support Equipment(LSE) and Station Support Equipment(SSE) comprise the general-purpose equipment and tool items developed to support ISS [International Space Station] maintenance and payload operations.(The distinction between LSE and SEE related mainly to where the equipment originates from within the ISS Program.) A significant fraction of this equipment exists to support research, and consists of the sorts of basic equipment such as pH meters and microscopes that would be found in typical ground-based research lab.

OBS

laboratory support equipment; LSE: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

équipement de laboratoire permanent; LSE : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 35 - external organization data 2006-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.07.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

record or display in a format that facilitates analysis, the contents of all or part of a storage device at a particular instant

OBS

Example : Dump formats include internal storage, such as the contents of memory and general-purpose registers and external storage, such as detailed structures of data on disks or magnetic tapes.

OBS

Dumping is usually for the purpose of debugging.

OBS

dump: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
07.07.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

enregistrer ou afficher le contenu à un instant donné de tout ou partie d'une mémoire sous une forme qui en facilite l'analyse

OBS

Exemple : Le vidage peut concerner d'une part la mémoire interne, notamment le contenu de la mémoire centrale ou des registres généraux, et d'autre part la mémoire externe, notamment les structures de données enregistrées sur disque ou bandes magnétiques.

OBS

Un clichage se fait, en général, pour aider au débogage.

OBS

clicher; vider : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

Spanish

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Record 36 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A digital computer that is functionally intermediate between a microcomputer and a mainframe.

DEF

A small general-purpose computer with a central processor, memory, and interface components which has more computing power than a micro, but less than a full-scale mainframe computer.

OBS

"mini" is clipped from minicomputer.

OBS

minicomputer: term standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Ordinateur dont les fonctionnalités se situent entre un ordinateur central et un micro-ordinateur.

CONT

L'ordinateur [...] peut être gros ou petit (mini-ordinateur) ou très petit (micro-ordinateur).

OBS

mini-ordinateur : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Ordenador de tamaño medio que ejecuta un número limitado de instrucciones por segundo.

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Record 37 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
CONT

Standard utility cart. Three lip-up shelves welded to SS angle posts. Designed as handy small size general-purpose material handling cart. Equipped with two front swivel and two rear rigid 3 x 1 ¼" hard rubber casters and lock brakes.

CONT

Standard utility cart. Designed for 200-lb capacity load, with dolly construction on caster frame for extra strength and service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
CONT

Chariot de distribution. Encombrement hors tout 115 x 75 cm, hauteur 102 cm. 2 plateaux [...] Bâti tube carré acier, chromé [...]

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 38 2005-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A register, usually explicitly addressable within a set of registers, that can be used for different purposes, such as an accumulator, an index register or a special handler of data.

OBS

general purpose register : term standardized by ISO.

OBS

general-purpose register : term standardized by CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Registre, généralement adressable de façon explicite dans un ensemble de registres, qui peut être utilisé notamment comme accumulateur, comme registre d'index ou comme gestionnaire spécial de données.

OBS

registre général : terme normalisé par la CSA International et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Registro de la unidad central de procesamiento usado para la indexación, direccionamiento y operaciones lógicas y aritméticas.

OBS

Por lo general, éstos son registros muy veloces utilizados para cualquier propósito en general (comúnmente como block de notas). Recientemente se están usando en lugar de registros especiales como el acumulador.

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Record 39 2005-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Cartography
OBS

The National Topographic System provides general-purpose topographic map coverage of Canada. These maps depict in detail ground relief(landforms and terrain), drainage(lakes and rivers), forest cover, administrative areas, populated areas, transportation routes and facilities(including roads and railways), and other man-made features.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Cartographie
OBS

Le Système national de référence cartographique se compose de cartes topographiques d'usage général illustrant en détail le relief, l'hydrographie, le couvert forestier, les zones administratives, les zones habitées, les voies et infrastructures de transport et les éléments rapportés.

Spanish

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Record 40 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

The first general-purpose electronic calculator, designed and built... at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School during the period 1943-46.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Una de las primeras computadoras (ordenadores) inventadas por el hombre usando un sistema digital electrónico.

OBS

Fue construida por J. Mauchly y J. Eckert en la Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica Moore de la Universidad de Pennsylvania en 1946, para calcular tablas de fuego y balística para ayudar a los artilleros del ejército a apuntar sus armas al blanco.

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Record 41 2004-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

One type adapter allows users to interconnect the IEEE parallel GPIB(general-purpose interface bus) with RS 232 C systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Standard de bus d'instrumentation IEEE 488 largement utilisé. Développé par Hewlett-Packard.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Interfaz estándar para conectar varios dispositivos a una computadora (ordenador).

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Record 42 2004-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A high-level language suitable for use in a wide variety of applications.

CONT

General purpose languages(Logo, BASIC, and Pascal), word processing programs designed for students..., graphic and music editors, spreadsheets and data base programs provide access to a broad range of learning activities often with few constraints or directions.

CONT

Like Ada, LISP is a general-purpose language.

OBS

general-purpose language : Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage évolué permettant de résoudre des problèmes dans une grande variété de domaines.

DEF

Langage évolué convenant à une grande variété d'applications.

OBS

langage (de programmation) universel : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Lenguaje de programación combinado que emplea palabras y enunciados en idioma inglés donde son necesarios, y sirve como anotación matemática para procedimientos expresados convenientemente en forma matemática.

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Record 43 2004-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
CONT

There are various types of emulsion coating used in tape manufacture, all of a ferric oxide or other magnetizable material uniformly applied to the base. Some are designated "standard", as applied to acetate base; some are designated "low noise", having a high signal-to-noise ratio and a wide dynamic frequency range, applied to a polyester base; and some are designated "low print-through", with an absolute minimum of layer-to-layer signal transfer, applied to a polyester base.

CONT

New resin binders make possible the production of low-print tape with an output comparable to the best general-purpose tapes. With conventional binders low print-through can only be achieved by sacrificing output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Techniques industrielles
OBS

La nouvelle bande AGFA PER 468 : Cette bande destinée aux usages professionnels se classe dans la catégorie des bandes PER 525 et PER 555 utilisées depuis de nombreuses années par les Studios et la Radiodiffusion. Dans ce domaine, la recherche des performances est le but principal, notamment en ce qui concerne le haut niveau, le faible bruit et le faible écho.

Spanish

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Record 44 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

[One] of the three selectable Advanced Photo System print formats; identical to the 2 : 3 aspect ratio used in 35 mm photography and suitable for most general-purpose shots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

[Un] des trois formats de photo sélectionnables du système Advanced Photo System; semblable au rapport hauteur/largeur de 2/3 utilisé pour la photographie 35 mm et approprié à la plupart des prises de vue courantes.

Spanish

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Record 45 2003-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A special-purpose paper card that has a separable stub attached to a general-purpose paper card.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Tarjeta (ficha) de papel de uso general, que posee un talón desprendible.

OBS

El talón se desprende y se usa como recibo para futuras referencias.

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Record 46 2003-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A language not written for use of a specific computer or computers, generally high-level language.

OBS

See also general-purpose language.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
CONT

Le principe d'un langage transportable consiste à décrire l'algorithmique d'un programme dans une terminologie qui est indépendante de la machine sur laquelle il s'exécutera.

OBS

Comparer à langage universel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Lenguaje de programación, que puede utilizarse en cualquier computadora (ordenador), que tenga el compilador o intérprete apropiado.

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Record 47 2002-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

The SRMS control system is continuously monitoring its "health" every 80 milliseconds and should a failure occur the GPC [General-Purpose Computer] will automatically apply the brakes to all joints and notify the astronaut of a failure condition. The control system also provides a continuous display of joint rates and speeds, which are displayed on monitors located on the flight deck in the orbiter. As with any control system, the GPC can be over-rided and the joints can be operated individually from the flight deck by the astronaut.

OBS

SRMS control system: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • shuttle remote manipulator system control system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Le système de commande du SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System] surveille l'état de fonctionnement de ce dernier à chaque 80 millisecondes et dans le cas d'une défaillance, le GPC [General-Purpose Computer] enclenche immédiatement les freins de chaque articulation et avertit les astronautes de la panne. Le système de commande affiche également en permanence les angles d'ouverture des articulations ainsi que leur vitesse d'ouverture sur des écrans situés dans le poste de pilotage de la navette. Comme pour tout système de commande, le GPC peut être neutralisé et les articulations peuvent être commandées individuellement par l'astronaute installé au poste de pilotage.

OBS

système de commande du SRMS : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 48 2002-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The movement of the SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System] is controlled by the space shuttles general-purpose computer(GPC). The hand controllers used by the astronauts tell the computer what the astronauts would like the arm to do. Built in software examines what the astronauts commanded inputs are and calculates which joints to move, what direction to move them in, how fast to move them and what angle to move to. As the computer issues the commands to each of the joints it also looks at what is happening to each joint every 80 milliseconds. Any changes inputted by the astronauts to the initial trajectory commanded are re-examined and recalculated by the GPC and updated commands are then sent out to each of the joints.

OBS

general-purpose computer; GPC : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les mouvements du SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System] sont commandés par l'ordinateur universel de la navette (GPC). Les contrôleurs manuels utilisés par les astronautes indiquent à l'ordinateur ce que doit faire le télémanipulateur. Des logiciels intégrés examinent les commandes entrées par les astronautes et effectuent des calculs visant à déterminer quelle articulation doit bouger, dans quelle direction, à quelle vitesse et dans quel angle. Tandis que l'ordinateur envoie des commandes à chaque articulation, il observe les réactions de celles-ci toutes les 80 millisecondes. Les modifications que l'astronaute apporte à la trajectoire initialement commandée sont réexaminées et recalculées par le GPC et des commandes mises à jour sont ensuite envoyées à chacune des articulations.

OBS

ordinateur universel; GPC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 49 2002-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

The movement of the SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System] is controlled by the Space shuttle general-purpose computer(GPC). The hand controllers used by the astronauts tell the computer what the astronauts would like the arm to do. Built in software examines what the astronauts commanded inputs are and calculates which joints to move, what direction to move them in, how fast to move them and what angle to move to. As the computer issues the commands to each of the joints it also looks at what is happening to each joint every 80 milliseconds. Any changes inputted by the astronauts to the initial trajectory commanded are re-examined and recalculated by the GPC and updated commands are then sent out to each of the joints.

OBS

hand controller: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Les mouvements du SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System] sont commandés par l'ordinateur universel de la navette (GPC). Les contrôleurs manuels utilisés par les astronautes indiquent à l'ordinateur ce que doit faire le télémanipulateur. Des logiciels intégrés examinent les commandes entrées par les astronautes et effectuent des calculs visant à déterminer quelle articulation doit bouger, dans quelle direction, à quelle vitesse et dans quel angle. Tandis que l'ordinateur envoie des commandes à chaque articulation, il observe les réactions de celles-ci toutes les 80 millisecondes. Les modifications que l'astronaute apporte à la trajectoire initialement commandée sont réexaminées et recalculées par le GPC et des commandes mises à jour sont ensuite envoyées à chacune des articulations.

OBS

contrôleur manuel : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 50 2001-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Lab Support Equipment(LSE) and Station Support Equipment(SSE) comprise the general-purpose equipment and tool items developed to support ISS [International Space Station] maintenance and payload operations.(The distinction between LSE and SEE related mainly to where the equipment originates from within the ISS Program.) A significant fraction of this equipment exists to support research, and consists of the sorts of basic equipment such as pH meters and microscopes that would be found in typical ground-based research lab.

OBS

Station support equipment; SSE: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

équipement d'appui aux opérateurs de la Station; SSE : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 51 2000-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

(general-purpose convertible segment of the IDF). IDF(Industrial Development Fund).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

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Record 52 1999-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

General-purpose inquiry system for the use of ACOA Senior Management.

OBS

ATLANTIC CANADA OPPORTUNITIES AGENCY (ACOA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Système d'interrogation d'usage général à l'intention de la haute direction de l'APECA.

OBS

Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique.

Spanish

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Record 53 1999-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rubber
DEF

A general-purpose accelerator for natural and synthetic rubbers.

OBS

Recommended Uses: Tire treads and carcass, wire insulation, footwear, mechanicals and rubber goods in general.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Caoutchouc
Key term(s)
  • mercaptobenzothiazole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Caucho
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Record 54 1999-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Special-purpose robot. Offering more versatility in accommodating frequent changeovers and ease of installation and maintenance, a special-purpose robot, designed specifically for parts extraction and orientation, fills the gap between integrated custom machine equipment and a general-purpose industrial robot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 55 1999-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Standard Branching. Truly general-purpose industrial robot systems must have some way of selecting or altering the programmed path and function based on changes in the environment around them. The name given to such a facility may vary, but the purpose is the same. The robot reaches some point and interrogates an input signal to determine whether it is electrically active, or the robot is interrupted by activation of another input signal. In either case, the robot path "branches" to a section of the path/function program; if no signal is present at this decision point, or no interrupt occurs, the robot continues in a normal path sequence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 56 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Woodworking
DEF

The angle between the top cutting edge of a cutter link and the [perpendicular] to its direction of travel, i. e. about 35° for general-purpose, cross-cut chain saws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Angle formé par le tranchant de la partie supérieure d'une gouge de scie à chaîne avec la perpendiculaire à la direction prise par le maillon.

Spanish

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Record 57 1998-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
CONT

General Purpose. Computers(and hand-held calculators) are general-purpose machines. In other words, a computer can do any job that its programmer can break down into suitable basic operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
CONT

Ce produit, qui s'appellerait Forum, disposera d'un graphique dont certaines fonctions seront précâblées et d'un contrôleur polyvalent qui pilotera simultanément des disquettes et des disques Winchester de grande capacité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
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Record 58 1998-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

The unified thread form accompanied by the unified thread standards has in the past fulfilled the necessary requirements for interchangeability of threaded products between the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. This modified thread form represented two compromises between British Whitworth and United Stated National thread forms. The British accepted the 60° thread angle of the American thread, and the Americans accepted a rounded root and crest similar to the Whitworth form. The United States National unified form for external threads has a rounded root and may have either a rounded or flat crest. The unified thread contours provide advantages over both the earlier forms.... The unified thread is a general-purpose thread that is particularly suited for fasteners.

CONT

Unified and American National screw thread standards ... consist of six series of threads and a selection of special threads that cover nonstandard combinations of diameter and pitch. In general, the unified screw threads are limited to three series; coarse (UNC), fine (UNF), and extrafine (UNEF).

OBS

Under the unified system, threads are specified by giving in order the nominal diameter, number of threads per inch, the initial letters such as UNC or UNF that identify the series, and class of thread (IA, 2A, and 3A or 1B, 2B and 3B). ... the specification for a left-hand thread must have the letters LH included.

OBS

See also "8UN", "12UN", and "16UN", which designate the 8-, 12-, and 16-thread series.

CONT

[Example of a thread identification by standardized symbols]:1/2-13UNC-2ALH.

OBS

unified thread: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Depuis 1949, le Royaume-Uni, le Canada et les Etats-Unis se sont mis d'accord sur ces filetages et leur désignation : «UNC» pour "Unified coarse thread [...] «UNF» pour «Unified fine thread» [...] «UNEF» pour «Unified extra-fine» [...] «UN» pour «Unified constant pitch» [...] Ces filetages figurent [...] dans la norme américaine ASA B1.1-1960 qui concerne les filetages unifiés.

CONT

Le filetage «Unified National» comprend les séries à filets gros et les séries à filets fins.

OBS

filetage en inches à profil UNJ : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 59 1998-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

In 1956, Harley and Pretorius described a simple discharge detector for gas chromatography based on the electrical properties of a glow discharge, the voltage across the gaseous discharge being a function of the type of gas present. Druyvesteyn and Penning in 1940 reviewed the complex nature of the glow discharge, noting that the discharge is maintained by electrons emitted from the cathode which result from processes related to positive ion bombardment, photoelectric emission, and collisions with excited atoms. When trace quantities of a material eluted from a chromatographic column enter the detector (consisting of a small platinum disk cathode and a tungsten wire anode), a voltage change resulted which was recorded.

OBS

Using neon lamps Pitkethly found... that these detector were current and pressure independent at 1-1. 5 mS and 3-5 mm Hg.... In 1958, Roberts and Hinkle evaluated glow discharge tubes as detectors for compounds in the concentration range of 5-500 ppm and concluded that the detector was not applicable to general-purpose use.... More recently, Wilhite described glow discharge-type devices which act electrically similar to a gas-filled voltage-regulator tube... Riley described the use of an argon purity meter, a glow-type discharge detector, for the determination of small concentrations(0-1500 ppm) of impurity gases in argon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 60 1997-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
CONT

General-Purpose Polystyrene(GPPS). The following are non reinforced styrenic plastics that may contain additives :... Polystyrene-polymerized styrene with little or no additives and a softening... of 212°F(100°C). High-flow and medium-flow grades... Heat resistant grades... Low residual content grades....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
CONT

Le polystyrène standard est utilisé de préférence selon la méthode par injection; la température de moulage varie de 220 à 270 °C.

CONT

Polystyrène standard dit «cristal» quand il est transparent (non chargé).

Spanish

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Record 61 1994-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

The general-purpose tool and cutter grinder is the most popular of all the tool-grinding machines because of its capacity and capabilities. Using various attachments, this class of machine can be used to sharpen most types of cutting tools.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
DEF

Machine permettant d'appointer, de tailler un outil de coupe, utilisée notamment pour la rectification des arêtes de coupe d'un foret.

Spanish

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Record 62 1994-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

The program Fractal Maker... provides a general-purpose fractal generating tool.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Programme générateur de fractales.

Spanish

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Record 63 1994-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
CONT

general-purpose electronic data processing equipment and systems software therefor, including ancillary data processing equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
CONT

du matériel électronique universel de traitement de l'information et un logiciel de systèmes, y compris du matériel auxiliaire de traitement de l'information.

Spanish

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Record 64 1993-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Additives and Fillers (Rubber)
DEF

A fine particle activator for accelerated sulfur vulcanization, more effective than general-purpose zinc oxide at the low concentrations needed for the production of transparent or translucent vulcanizates or the production of vulcanizates containing reduced levels of zinc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ingrédients (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Activateur à fines particules pour vulcanisation accélérée au soufre, plus efficace que l'oxyde de zinc d'usage général à faible concentration, nécessaire pour la fabrication de vulcanisats transparents ou translucides ou de vulcanisats à faible taux de zinc.

Spanish

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Record 65 1992-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

On the 80x86(Intel) family of microprocessors, a 16-bit general-purpose register.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Dans les microprocesseurs 80x86 d'Intel, nom d'un registre à usage général de 16 bit.

Spanish

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Record 66 1989-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
CONT

The main memory attached to a processor represents the most crucial resource of the computing system. In most instances, the storage system determines the bulk of any general-purpose computer architecture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
CONT

Il est commode (...) de regrouper les mémoires en trois catégories, selon leur temps d'accès (...). Chacune de ces catégories correspond à une fonction particulière du système mémoire (...).

Spanish

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Record 67 1987-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
CONT

General hand sewing needle. This group of hand needles is used for general-purpose sewing. Most of them are sharp needles and each has a size range sufficient to accommodate most weights of fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
CONT

Aiguilles à main de couture courante. Cette série d'aiguilles à main s'emploie pour la couture courante. Elles ont un bout pointu et sont calibrées pour convenir à la plupart des tissus.

Spanish

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Record 68 1986-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

network analyser, analog computer : the network analyser is a passive element analog. A scale model of the particular model to be studied is made with resistors, capacitors and inductors. The more recent network analysers can be used to investigate transient conditions during faults or switching on networks. These may be considered true general-purpose computers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

La Société Compex propose LAC-A, un analyseur de réseau destiné aux réseaux locaux à contention. Sont disponibles à tout moment le statut du réseau, le comptage des collisions, le comptage des erreurs et reprises, la mémorisation des derniers échanges. Il permet également le raccordement d'un système clavier-écran ou clavier-imprimante pour interrogation et édition des résultats.

Spanish

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Record 69 1986-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A general-purpose tool that can be used for both right and left cuts andt o form a radius at the corner of a shoulder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux
DEF

Outil symétrique, formé d'un angle d'environ 30 à 80 °, pouvant travailler dans les deux sens.

Spanish

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Record 70 1985-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
CONT

The gradual move to general-purpose graphics chips has followed a pattern sometimes called the silicon treadmill. Software operations... are first transferred to a combination of hardware and software, then placed in hardware alone. Finally, you figure out how to do it with just one chip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)

Spanish

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Record 71 1985-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
DEF

a general-purpose simulation program especially suited for simulation of satellite communication systems.

Key term(s)
  • channel modelling program
  • channel modeling programme
  • channel modelling programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
Key term(s)
  • programme de modélisation des voies

Spanish

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Record 72 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

Filter battery for general-purpose water circuits; the battery consists of 8 triple 4-metre(13’2") superimposed columns washed by back-wash water and air scour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

Batterie de filtration pour les circuits généraux comprenant 8 colonnes triples de 4 m de diamètre lavables par retour d'eau et insufflation d'air.

Spanish

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Record 73 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Filter battery for general-purpose water circuits; the battery consists of 8 triple 4-metre(13’2") superimposed columns washed by back-wash water and air scour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Batterie de filtration pour les circuits généraux comprenant 8 colonnes triples de 4 m de diamètre lavables par retour d'eau et insufflation d'air.

Spanish

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Record 74 1980-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Road Construction Equipment
OBS

The cushion blade is designed primarily for push-loading of scrapers. It is reinforced and cushioned to absorb the shock of contacting the push block of scrapers. It may also be used for general-purpose cloying and for cleanup work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)

Spanish

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