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ROOM RACK [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Equipment
DEF

A special rack with drop-pockets, one for each guest room bearing the corresponding room number. Its purpose is to provide a visible index of the exact status of each guest room at all times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement hôtelier
DEF

Panneau bien en vue du personnel de la réception et sur lequel on trouve des fiches de différentes couleurs ou des voyants lumineux qui indiquent la situation de chaque chambre (louée, libre mais non remise à blanc, prête, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo hotelero
DEF

Panel o casillero en el que están representadas todas las habitaciones del hotel y que sirve para controlar permanentemente el estado de las mismas (libre, ocupada, bloqueada ...).

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Record 2 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

A term used for the last or end separation of a sorting machine; this is actually a reject separation, as the items could not be sorted to their proper destination due to an error in the coding, etc.

OBS

jack-pot : Mail for distant separations which the clerk does not immediately have room for in his case or rack and which he masses together in one box or sack to be distributed when space is available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
OBS

tri : Séparation manuelle, mécanique, etc., des envois suivant leur destination, leur destinataire, etc.

OBS

objet : Contenu d'un envoi postal.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Practice (Hotels)
  • Tourist Lodging
OBS

The guest is pre-assigned a room by the hotel to be available upon the guest's arrival. This procedure is also used for some types of group business. Some hotels have a special "pre-registration" desk or rack near the front desk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation hôtelière
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
OBS

Fait d'inscrire, avant leur arrivée, les membres d'un groupe ou d'un congrès dont les noms sont connus, en vue d'éviter une congestion à la réception. Cette façon de procéder implique en principe l'affectation préalable des chambres.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

[A stand] or [a] rack in a composing room for storing forms of type or standing matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Biorack is being used during this nine-day mission to study the effects of radiation and the absence of gravity(i. e. microgravity) on plant, fungus, tissue and cell growth. This research will help to determine the effects of long-duration spaceflight on organisms and prepare for the International Space Station... The Biorack integrates several scientific facilities in a single rack-highly desirable given the limited room available onboard a spaceflight. It offers incubators that permit experiments to be performed in different temperature controlled environments; simulated 1 g that allows investigators to distinguish between effects induced by gravity and microgravity; and a "glovebox" or protected workspace for specimen handling.

CONT

It [Biorack] consists of two incubators with centrifuges, a glovebox, a refrigerator and a freezer. Experiments that used the Biorack concentrated on performing cell culture research to investigate the effects of microgravity on human bones and blood.

OBS

Biorack: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

Les expériences Ramses, Kinelit, Biorack, Échographe, développées en France ont été embarquées à bord de la navette pour étudier la biologie végétale, la régulation cardio-vasculaire et l'électrophorèse.

OBS

Biorack; système Biorack : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hotel Industry (General)
OBS

The first room clerk is the assistant of the front office manager. In the small hotels he is also the only cashier.(Author's definition, cf. HORWATH and TOTH, 1963 : 162) First room clerk, room clerk, rack clerk : organisation chart of a large hotel.(LATTIN, 1958 : 32).

Key term(s)
  • first desk clerk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Hôtellerie (Généralités)
OBS

Employé qui remplace le chef de réception lorsque celui-ci est absent. (MAZETTI et FRANCILLON, 1967 : 27) Dans un hôtel important, la brigade de réception comprend un premier réceptionnaire. (MAZETTI et FRANCILLON, 1967 : 27).

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Methods (Hotels)
OBS

As a double check on available rooms, the clerk calls often to check the rack or to page the rack as the procedure is often called.(LATTIN, 1958 : 49) His rack in order and checked, the room clerk is now ready to handle arriving guests.(LATTIN, 1958 : 40).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Hôtellerie)
OBS

Dès réception des informations, on procède à une mise à jour quotidienne de la situation des chambres. (MAZETTI et FRANCILLON, 1967 : 45) Travaux de réception résultant de l'arrivée du client. Ils consistent à [...] mettre à jour le planning d'occupation. (MAZETTI et FRANCILLON, 1967 : 49).

Spanish

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Record 8 1978-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postal Transport
DEF

mail for distant separations which the clerk does not immediately have room for in his case or rack and which he masses together in one box or sack to be distributed when space is available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
  • Transports postaux
CONT

tri des objets résiduels.

OBS

objet: Contenu d'un envoi postal.

Spanish

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