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OVERLOAD CAPACITY [9 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology of Communication
  • Informatics
DEF

[A disorder characterized by] apathy, indifference, or mental exhaustion arising from exposure to too much information [or] excessive amounts of information from the media, the Internet, or at work.

CONT

IFS(information fatigue syndrome) is defined as a condition in which the volume of potentially useful and relevant information exceeds the processing capacity of a person. That overload of information becomes a hindrance rather than an asset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie de la communication
  • Informatique
CONT

[Les nouvelles temporalités professionnelles] ont contribué à la propagation du syndrome de surcharge informationnelle, concept qui désigne un déséquilibre entre la quantité d'informations à traiter et les ressources pour y parvenir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

... prevention of accidents, musculoskeletal disorders and psychological overload. These cause the greatest loss of working capacity that can be influenced within the workplace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
OBS

perte de capacité de travailler : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

Primary circuit breakers shall protect dimmers against overload conditions. Each dimmer shall be capable of "hot patching" cold incandescent loads up to full capacity without malfunction with the control signal at full on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

Équivalence établie d'après les explications obtenues d'un technicien en éclairage à la Société Radio-Canada et d'après la définition suivante de «sous-tension» tirée du LAROG, 1982, vol. 10, p. 10136 : «se dit d'un dispositif ou d'un circuit [...] soumis à une tension».

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

Overload is ten times rated capacity and is achieved without using semiconductor gauges or mechanical stops.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Pastries
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

Rhodes Bakery Equipment Co., Inc. has announced a new, automatic Kook-E-King TM, U. L. listed in both the U. S. and Canada. According to the manufacturer, it is the only cookie dough depositor to be U. L. listed. New features include a larger capacity hopper(90 lbs. of dough), locking cabinet, heavy duty locking casters and an optional foot switch for ease of operation. New safety features include micro switch activated guards and power switch with overload protection. Retaining many of the original features of the original automatic model, the new automatic model can handle a wide variety of cookie doughs in weights of ¼ ounce to 3 ounces, at speeds of up to 300 units per minute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Pâtisserie
  • Outillage industriel

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

Overload of a measuring instrument : a) For measuring instruments other than meters : the value of that part of the quantity measured which exceeds the maximum capacity of the instrument. b) For meters : the value of that part of the load which exceeds the maximum load of the meter.

OBS

1. The expression "maximum permissible overload" is used to denote the limiting value permitted for the overload. 2. A distinction is made between "short term" and "long term" overloads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Surcharge d'un instrument de mesurage : a) pour les instruments de mesurage autres que les compteurs : valeur de la partie de la grandeur mesurée qui excède la portée maximale de l'instrument. b) pour les compteurs : valeur de la partie de la charge qui excède la charge maximale du compteur.

OBS

1. Pour la limite de la valeur tolérée de la surcharge, on utilise la dénomination «surcharge maximale tolérée». 2. On distingue les surcharges de «courte durée» et de «longue durée».

OBS

surcharge d'un instrument de mesurage : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
OBS

overload of a measuring instrument : a) For measuring instruments other than meters : the value of that part of the quantity measured which exceeds the maximum capacity of the instrument. b) For meters : the value of that part of the load which exceeds the maximum load of the meter. 1. The expression "maximum permissible overload" is used to denote the limiting value permitted for the overload. 2. A distinction is made between "short term" and "long term" overloads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

surcharge d'un instrument de mesurage : a) pour les instruments de mesurage autres que les compteurs : valeur de la partie de la grandeur mesurée qui excède la portée maximale de l'instrument. b) pour les compteurs : valeur de la partie de la charge qui excède la charge maximale du compteur. 1. Pour la limite de la valeur tolérée de la surcharge, on utilise la dénomination "surcharge maximale tolérée". 2. On distingue les surcharges de "courte durée" et de "longue durée".

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Do not overload the car, observe the seating capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 9 1982-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

(...) ESM 500 has a wide dynamic range by virtue of high sensitivity, high overload capacity and an associated preselection system. The system can be quickly and accurately tuned by the built-in frequency synthesizer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Selon le fabricant, ces équipements présentent entre autres les avantages ci-après: grande gamme dynamique grâce à une sensibilité élevée, à une importante capacité de surcharge et à un dispositif de présélection concomitante; réglage très précis (et rapide) grâce à un synthétiseur incorporé.

Spanish

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