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HARDWARE TOOL [7 records]

Record 1 2024-06-14

English

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

A software tool or hardware device that operates concurrently with a system or functional unit and supervises, records, analyzes, or verifies the operation of the system or functional unit.

OBS

execution monitor: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

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

Outil logiciel ou dispositif matériel qui fonctionne concurremment à un système ou à une unité fonctionnelle, et supervise, enregistre, analyse ou vérifie le fonctionnement du système ou de l'unité fonctionnelle.

OBS

moniteur d'exécution : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
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Record 2 2020-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A device made of rigid, heavy gauge wire and designed to fit through the space between double-swinging doors equipped with panic hardware ...

CONT

The J-tool is inserted between the doors far enough to allow the tool to be rotated 90 degrees in either direction. A firefighter can then pull the tool until it makes contact with the panic hardware. The firefighter then makes another sharp pull, and the tool should operate the panic hardware and allow the door to open.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

L'outil en J est un dispositif fait de fil rigide de gros calibre conçu pour être inséré entre les battants d'une porte à deux battants dotée d'une fermeture antipanique […] Il est inséré entre les portes, assez profondément pour le tourner de 90 degrés dans un sens ou dans l'autre. Le pompier peut alors tirer l'outil en J jusqu'à ce qu'il touche la fermeture antipanique. Le pompier donne un autre coup sec sur l'outil, ce qui déclenche la barre antipanique et permet d'ouvrir la porte.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

In size and weight, ice tools are similar to something you might buy at your local hardware store. The head of the tool boasts a pick on one side and either an "adze"(a flat, chisel-like device used for chopping holes in ice) or a hammer on the other.... A lot of ice tools are named after birds, since the pick of the tool is reminiscent of a bird's beak... :"Hummingbird, ""Woodpecker, ""Blackbird, ""Thunderbird. "

CONT

A sharp ice tool will make the climbing much easier. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

Ice axes are longer than ice tools, and they are rarely used on steep ice.

OBS

ice tool: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Outil d'alpiniste, ferré à un bout et équipé d'une petite pioche à l'autre extrémité.

CONT

Un piolet bien aiguisé facilite beaucoup l'escalade. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

piolet; piolet de glace : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2006-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
07.06.15 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

software tool or hardware device that operates concurrently with a system or functional unit and supervises, records, analyzes, or verifies the operation of the system or functional unit

OBS

execution monitor: 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)
07.06.15 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

outil logiciel ou dispositif matériel qui fonctionne concurremment à un système ou à une unité fonctionnelle, et supervise, enregistre, analyse ou vérifie le fonctionnement du système ou de l'unité fonctionnelle

OBS

moniteur d'exécution : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-7:2000].

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • School Equipment
CONT

However, the revolution in training, while it takes advantage of the training technologies coming forward, is no more about training than architecture is about hammers. Training technology is the tool that allows you to build the system that you like. And we have wonderful technology that is emerging to help us train. The real issue is how do you create a system that will constantly reinvent itself, so as new technology becomes available, you take advantage of it at the right places, and allow it to contribute to operational performance and excellence. This is not a revolution about hardware, it's a revolution about people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Matériel et équipement scolaires
CONT

L'évolution des besoins en matières d'éducation et de formation professionnelle dans les années à venir sera telle que l'on est condamné à imaginer des solutions nouvelles, que ce soit dans les domaines de la pédagogie, des comportements sociaux ou des modes de financement. Il ne faut pas se contenter de faire plus, mais il convient de faire autrement. Aujourd'hui, de nouveaux moyens technologiques, tant dans le stockage que dans le transport ou le traitement de l'information, permettent d'envisager de nouvelles solutions. Il appartient aux établissements d'enseignement de faire évoluer la technologie de la formation, d'imaginer, de créer des outils qui répondent mieux aux besoins des entreprises et plus particulièrement à ceux des PME-PMI.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Material y equipo escolar
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Record 6 2004-02-20

English

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

... a machine independent set of callable routines that provide access to the performance counters on most modern processors.

CONT

Performance Application Programming Interface. PAPI aims to provide the tool designer and application engineer with a consistent interface and methodology for use of the performance counter hardware found in most major microprocessors. PAPI enables software engineers to see, in near real time, the relation between software performance and processor events.

CONT

The Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) is a project originating from the Innovative Computing Laboratory, Computer Science Department, University of Tennessee, U.S.A. ... The PAPI provides two levels of application programming interfaces as well as some visualization tools.

French

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

Implémentation de l'interface PAPI sur la machine Multi-PC.

OBS

Traitement des signaux [...] Cinq modalités de traitement sont ainsi proposées dans LabStudio : [...] Interface de programmation de type API (Processing API ou PAPI) [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

For the time being at least, on-line distribution is used mainly as a promotional tool to broaden a band's exposure. But record companies in particular are concerned that as the technology and hardware improves, allowing users to download entire albums in little time, they’ll lose a large chunk of their retail market to free reproductions over the Net.

OBS

Since IUMA (Internet Underground Music Archive) was created at the University of California in Santa Cruz, similar though less-developed services have sprung up. The Los Angeles-based RockNet, has a few information menus on concerts and bands such as the Spin Doctors, as well as some on-line distribution capability. Kaleidospace not only has on-line and interactive features for music, it also covers visual arts and theatre. Another on-line service of notoriety is metaverse.com, which currently offers on-line music and menus about coming events such as the Woodstock reunion.

Key term(s)
  • IUMA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
OBS

Par opposition à la distribution télématique ou électronique en différé.

Spanish

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