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NIS [11 records]

Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military (General)
OBS

Canadian Forces National Investigation Service; CFNIS; National Investigation Service; NIS : designations used by the Department of National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Service national des enquêtes des Forces canadiennes; SNEFC; Service national des enquêtes; SNE : désignations en usage au ministère de la Défense nationale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Military (General)
OBS

NATO identification system; NIS : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

système d'identification de l'OTAN; NIS; système OTAN d'identification; NIS : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
NiS2
formula, see observation
OBS

Chemical formula :NiS2</sub>

PHR

Vaesite horizon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
NiS2
formula, see observation
OBS

Formule chimique : NiS2

PHR

Horizon à vaésite.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

The Nuclear Instrumentation System(NIS) monitors neutron flux and generates appropriate trips, permissives and alarms for various phases of reactor operating and shutdown conditions. The NIS also indicates reactor status during startup and power operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Le système d'instrumentation nucléaire (SIN) [...] est constitué de deux parties distinctes : la partie protection (classée sûreté) qui assure la détection, les mesures, l'affichage et les déclenchements à seuil. Elle comprend quatre voies indépendantes : deux voies sont équipées d'une CNS (chaîne niveau source), d'une CNI (chaîne niveau intermédiaire) et d'une CNP (chaîne niveau puissance). Les deux autres voies ne sont équipées que d'une CNP; la partie contrôle (non classée) qui assure des fonctions complémentaires comprenant une chaîne audiovisuelle, une chaîne de contrôle des distributions de puissance et une chaîne de comparaison des quatre CNP entre elles.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signals (Military)
OBS

net identification sign; NIS : term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
OBS

indicatif d'identification d'un réseau; IIR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Telecommunications
OBS

SchoolNet Network of Innovative Schools(NIS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Réseau des écoles innovatrices de Rescol (REI); le Colloque aura lieu en même temps que la Conférence de télé-apprentissage, qui se tiendra du 5 au 8 novembre 1999.

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
DEF

Prepared roofing sheet with a 17-inch exposure surfaced with granular materials and a non-surfaced area as selvage edge.

DEF

Mineral-surfaced roofing designed for double coverage in which the selvage is slightly greater than half the with of the felt. Also called nineteen-inch selvage(NIS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Weapon Systems
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

... the Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System in the VHF band(SINCGARS-V) which is being competitively developed in the US and to some extent in the UK, is said to be capable of doing most of the task of NIS [NATO Identification System].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

Of the Relief Coordination Branch, DHA(Geneva Office) ;established in countries affected by small complex emergencies, such as in non-independent states(NIS).

Key term(s)
  • Field Co-ordination Unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 10 1986-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Informatics
OBS

A computerized system for issuing and keeping track of circuit orders. Forms part of the Network Information System. (Paul Kendall, Opérations)

OBS

The Corporation has developed and implemented a computerized Network Inventory System(NIS) which provides up-to-the-minute information on the status of the entire network. This allows operations staff to make immediate decisions on circuit usage and routing requirements.... NIS... will also supply useful data to assist in planning future expansions of the network.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Informatique
OBS

Long Huynh, S.I.G.

Spanish

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Record 11 1985-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
CONT

Yellow leaf spot occurs on all wheat-growing continents.... The Fungus-Pyrenophora trichostoma(Fr.) Fckl.(syn. P. tritici-repentis(Died.) Drechs.), imperfect stage, Helminthosporium tritici-repentis Died(syn. H. tritici-vulgaris Nis.) causes yellow spot leaf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes

Spanish

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