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Record 1 2005-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
  • Security Devices
  • National and International Security
CONT

The STU-III is a special telephone instrument that can be switched to a secure mode for discussion of classified information.... If you need to discuss classified information, you can use the STU-III in non-secure mode to place a call to another party who also has a STU-III. After the connection is made, you ask the party receiving the call to "go secure. "You and the other party then put your crypto-ignition keys(CIKs) into the phone terminal, turn them on and press the SECURE button. It may take about 15 seconds for the secure connection to be established. When the secure connection is activated, the display screen on the unit shows the highest classification level at which discussion is authorized. After hanging up, wait at least two seconds before removing the CIK.

CONT

The Secure Telephone Unit - Third Generation (STU-III) is a low-cost, user-friendly, secure telephone device. The terminals are designed to operate reliably, with high voice quality, as both ordinary telephones and secure instruments over the dial-up public switch telephone network. STU-III operates in full-duplex over a single telephone circuit using echo canceling modem technology.

Key term(s)
  • secure telephone unit third generation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

poste téléphonique protégé - 3e génération : la lettre «e» suivant le chiffre «3» s'écrit en exposant.

Key term(s)
  • poste cryptophonique - 3e génération
  • poste cryptophonique III
  • poste téléphonique protégé de troisième génération

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermodynamics
  • Meteorology
DEF

Progressive transfer of kinetic energy from systems of larger scale to those of smaller scale, ending in its dissipation by friction.

CONT

... many weather phenomena occur on the ’mesoscale’... Mesoscale is believed to play an important role in transferring energy from the large scale down to the small scales.... Energy Cascade. As we go down scales, we see finer and finer structures. Many of these structures are due to certain types of instabilities that inherently limit the size and duration of the phenomena. Also, there exist exchanges of energy, heat, moisture and momentum among all scales. Example : A thunderstorm feeds off convective instabilities... created by e. g., synoptic-scale cyclones.... The thunderstorm in turn can produce tornadoes... Strong winds in the tornado creates turbulent eddies which then dissipate and eventually turn the kinetic energy into heat. Convective activities can also feed back into the large scale and enhancing synoptic scale cyclones. Most of the energy transfer in the atmosphere is downscale-starting from differential heating with latitude and land-sea contrast on the planetary scales.(Energy in the atmosphere can also transfer upscale). We call the energy transfer among scales energy cascade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Thermodynamique
  • Météorologie
DEF

Transfert d'énergie cinétique à des systèmes d'échelle progressivement plus réduite, se terminant en dissipation par frottement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Termodinámica
  • Meteorología
DEF

Transferencia progresiva de energía cinética de sistemas en gran escala a otros en menor escala, que termina en la disipación de la energía por fricción.

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Record 3 1995-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Colloquial expression with a pejorative undertone, used to describe the behavior of certain tennis players who do not know how to temper their shots and who take unnecessary chances. More neutral expressions in the same register : to go all out, to give it all you’ve got, to turn it up a notch, to elevate one's game, to step into overdrive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Phraséologie connexe: donner le meilleur de soi-même.

CONT

Quant à l'erreur tactique qui consiste à tenter le tout pour le tout sur la première balle [de service], quitte, si nécessaire, à se résigner à un deuxième service ridiculement facile [...]

Spanish

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