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Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gene therapy
1, record 1, English, gene%20therapy
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The treatment of certain medical disorders, especially those caused by genetic anomalies or deficiencies, by introducing specific engineered genes into a patient’s cells. 2, record 1, English, - gene%20therapy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gene therapies can work by several mechanisms : replacing a disease-causing gene with a healthy copy of the gene; inactivating a disease-causing gene that is not functioning properly; or introducing a new or modified gene into the body to help treat a disease. 3, record 1, English, - gene%20therapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Génétique
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thérapie génique
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20g%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- génothérapie 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9noth%C3%A9rapie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode thérapeutique qui vise à traiter certaines affections en intervenant sur le génome des cellules. 3, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20g%C3%A9nique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thérapie génique : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 4, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20g%C3%A9nique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
- Genética
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- terapia génica
1, record 1, Spanish, terapia%20g%C3%A9nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- terapia genética 2, record 1, Spanish, terapia%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Terapia génica. Una técnica que se está desarrollando para tratar enfermedades hereditarias. El procedimiento implica reemplazar, manipular o suplementar los genes no funcionales, con genes funcionales. 3, record 1, Spanish, - terapia%20g%C3%A9nica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los posibles usos de la tecnología genética están a veces divididos según el propósito: mejoramiento o terapia. El mejoramiento genético significa alterar los genes para mejorar los rasgos humanos o caraterísticas más allá de lo que se considera "normal" [...] Por contraste, la terapia genética significa alterar los genes que poseen mutaciones peligrosas para prevenir o curar enfermedades. 4, record 1, Spanish, - terapia%20g%C3%A9nica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inorganic chemist
1, record 2, English, inorganic%20chemist
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What do inorganic chemists do? Inorganic chemists are employed in fields ranging from mining to microchips. Their work is based on understanding : The behavior and analogues for inorganic elements, and; How these materials can be modified, separated, and used. Specific work may include : Developing methods to recover metals from waste streams; Working as an analytical chemist in the analysis of mined ores; Performing research on the use of inorganic chemicals for treating soil. Many inorganic chemists work in industry, but they also work in academic institutions and government labs. Inorganic chemists who work in government say their time is increasingly spent writing grant proposals and competing for research money. 2, record 2, English, - inorganic%20chemist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chimiste inorganicien
1, record 2, French, chimiste%20inorganicien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chimiste inorganicienne 2, record 2, French, chimiste%20inorganicienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Peu de temps après Three Mile Island, le gouvernement américain a déployé des efforts considérables pour financer la recherche afin de mettre au point de nouvelles contre-mesures médicales contre les menaces nucléaires, explique Rebecca Abergel, chimiste inorganicienne à la fois à l'université de Californie à Berkeley et au Laboratoire national Lawrence-Berkeley. Aujourd'hui, elle et ses collègues du SRI International, un institut de recherche californien, ont entamé les essais cliniques d'un médicament prometteur, l'HOPO 14-1, qui agit sur les substances contaminantes radioactives telles que l'uranium et le plutonium. 2, record 2, French, - chimiste%20inorganicien
Record 2, Key term(s)
- chimiste-inorganicien
- chimiste-inorganicienne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
- Encryption and Decryption
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- issuer
1, record 3, English, issuer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cryptography can also provide technical solutions for the protection of intellectual property in digital form. For example, a digital signature together with a verifiable time-stamp can give authors some control over their work, by tying an electronic document to the issuer and ensuring that the document is not modified without detection. 1, record 3, English, - issuer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- diffuseur
1, record 3, French, diffuseur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La cryptographie peut également fournir des solutions techniques pour protéger la propriété intellectuelle sous forme numérique. Ainsi, une signature numérique assortie d'un horodatage vérifiable peut donner aux auteurs un certain contrôle sur leurs œuvres, en permettant d'établir un lien entre un document électronique et celui qui l'a diffusé et en garantissant que le document n'a pas subi de modifications qui ne soient décelables. 2, record 3, French, - diffuseur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-04-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- System Names
- Finance
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Estimate of Cost Calculation Screen
1, record 4, English, Estimate%20of%20Cost%20Calculation%20Screen
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- Estimate CAL 1, record 4, English, Estimate%20CAL
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Estimate of Cost Calculation Screen(CAL) has been modified to display the Assigned Work Week(AWW) and Scheduled Work Week(SWW). 1, record 4, English, - Estimate%20of%20Cost%20Calculation%20Screen
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
- Finances
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- écran Calcul estimatif
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9cran%20Calcul%20estimatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- écran CAL 1, record 4, French, %C3%A9cran%20CAL
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'écran «Calcul estimatif» (CAL) a été modifié; il présente maintenant l'information sur la semaine désignée de travail (SDT) et sur la semaine normale de travail (SNT). 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9cran%20Calcul%20estimatif
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-02-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Occupation Names (General)
- Finance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Financial Policy & Business/Systems Analyst
1, record 5, English, Financial%20Policy%20%26%20Business%2FSystems%20Analyst
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Work is conducted in the context of general procedures, practices, and legislative authority, but there is significant latitude by central agencies to allow departments to work independently within broad policy frameworks to establish their own hods to ensure compliance(modern comptrollership). Ensures systems developed and modified reflect these policies. This responsibility is shared with other Financial Policy & Business/Systems Analysts. 1, record 5, English, - Financial%20Policy%20%26%20Business%2FSystems%20Analyst
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Finances
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- analyste de la politique financière et des procédures opérationnelles/systèmes financiers
1, record 5, French, analyste%20de%20la%20politique%20financi%C3%A8re%20et%20des%20proc%C3%A9dures%20op%C3%A9rationnelles%2Fsyst%C3%A8mes%20financiers
proposal, masculine and feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-04-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Publication and Bookselling
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- publisher's agreement
1, record 6, English, publisher%27s%20agreement
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- publisher's contract 2, record 6, English, publisher%27s%20contract
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A publisher's agreement with an author normally specifies that in consideration of certain payments the former shall, during the legal term of copyright, have the exclusive right to produce or reproduce the said work in any material legible form throughout the world. In many cases, however, this agreement is modified to exclude some of the subsidiary rights named... 3, record 6, English, - publisher%27s%20agreement
Record 6, Key term(s)
- agreement of a publisher
- contract of a publisher
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Édition et librairie
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- contrat d'éditeur
1, record 6, French, contrat%20d%27%C3%A9diteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Harmattan a été condamnée pour avoir fait signer un contrat d'éditeur (qui n'est pas un contrat « à compte d'auteur ») prévoyant 0% de droits sur le premier millier d'exemplaires vendus. 2, record 6, French, - contrat%20d%27%C3%A9diteur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-12-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Job Descriptions
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- modified work
1, record 7, English, modified%20work
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any job or combination of tasks that a worker, who suffers from an impairment, may perform on a temporary or permanent basis without risk or re-injury to him or herself or risk to others. This work may consist of regular tasks from the pre-injury job that have been changed, redesigned or physically modified. It could also be a special job designed and designated for a worker participating in a modified work program. 1, record 7, English, - modified%20work
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Descriptions d'emplois
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- travail modifié
1, record 7, French, travail%20modifi%C3%A9
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assouplissement des exigences physiques de travail pour les travailleurs en convalescence. 1, record 7, French, - travail%20modifi%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-10-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- FMS code block expander 1, record 8, English, FMS%20code%20block%20expander
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under the new FF, transactions for FA&HSL vote codes 12 and 15 projects will no longer be processed through the Work In Process(WIP), they will instead be posted directly to the Separately Controlled allotment. In order for this to take place, the FMS code block expander must be modified so that when a transaction is input to the project in FMS, the correct expanded line of coding will be generated causing the appropriate transaction to be posted to the FA&HSL cost centre or RC. 1, record 8, English, - FMS%20code%20block%20expander
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
FMS: file management system. 2, record 8, English, - FMS%20code%20block%20expander
Record 8, Key term(s)
- file management system code block expander
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- extenseur du bloc de codage du SGF
1, record 8, French, extenseur%20du%20bloc%20de%20codage%20du%20SGF
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le nouveau CF, les opérations portant sur des projets appartenant aux codes de crédits 12 et 15 dans la GSLAF ne seront plus traitées dans les Travaux en cours (TEC); elles seront plutôt comptabilisées directement dans l'affectation contrôlée séparément. Pour ce faire, on devra modifier l'extenseur du bloc de codage du SGF pour que lorsqu'une opération est portée à un projet dans le SGF, le système génère la bonne ligne de codage étendue pour comptabiliser l'opération correspondante dans le centre de coûts de la GSLAF ou dans un Centre de responsabilité. 1, record 8, French, - extenseur%20du%20bloc%20de%20codage%20du%20SGF
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
SGF : système de gestion des fichiers. 2, record 8, French, - extenseur%20du%20bloc%20de%20codage%20du%20SGF
Record 8, Key term(s)
- extenseur du bloc de codage du système de gestion des fichiers
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-03-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Layout of the Workplace
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- free-standing furniture 1, record 9, English, free%2Dstanding%20furniture
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Does your office operate with full or modified work station, free-standing furniture with screens or panel-hung furniture. 1, record 9, English, - free%2Dstanding%20furniture
Record 9, Key term(s)
- free standing furniture
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Implantation des locaux de travail
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- meubles autoportants
1, record 9, French, meubles%20autoportants
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-01-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
- Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- servo-actuator
1, record 10, English, servo%2Dactuator
correct, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- servo actuator 2, record 10, English, servo%20actuator
correct
- servoactuator 3, record 10, English, servoactuator
- power mechanism 4, record 10, English, power%20mechanism
- servo-motor 4, record 10, English, servo%2Dmotor
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hydraulic actuators are devices for converting hydraulic pressure to mechanical motion(work) or power. The most commonly utilized actuator is the actuating cylinder, however, servo actuators... are also employed for special applications where modified motion is required.... [and, ] in situations where accurately controlled intermediate positions of units are required.... The servo actuator is used to move large control surfaces... [and] is designed to provide hydraulic power to aid the pilot in the movement of various aircraft controls. 5, record 10, English, - servo%2Dactuator
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
servo-actuator: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 10, English, - servo%2Dactuator
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
- Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- servomoteur
1, record 10, French, servomoteur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- servo-actionneur 2, record 10, French, servo%2Dactionneur
correct, masculine noun
- vérin asservi 3, record 10, French, v%C3%A9rin%20asservi
masculine noun
- servocommande 4, record 10, French, servocommande
masculine noun, standardized
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Utilisant des informations d'angle d'incidence, des données de vol pneumatiques et des programmes de calcul stockés en mémoire sous forme digitale, cet ordinateur numérique détermine de manière continue la section d'entrée optimale et assure les réglages nécessaires par l'intermédiaire d'un servomoteur. 5, record 10, French, - servomoteur
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "servomoteur" a été uniformisé par le CUTA opérations aériennes. 6, record 10, French, - servomoteur
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes "servo-actionneur" et "servomoteur" ont été acceptés par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9. 6, record 10, French, - servomoteur
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
servocommande : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 7, record 10, French, - servomoteur
Record 10, Key term(s)
- servo-moteur
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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