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SIDE COLLISION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Safety (Water Transport)
- Sea Operations (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- splinter box
1, record 1, English, splinter%20box
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heavy metal box used to patch a hole made in the side of the ship through enemy action, or accidentally through a collision. 2, record 1, English, - splinter%20box
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
- Opérations en mer (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boîte pare-éclats
1, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20pare%2D%C3%A9clats
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- head curtain airbag
1, record 2, English, head%20curtain%20airbag
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- inflatable side curtain 2, record 2, English, inflatable%20side%20curtain
correct
- curtain airbag 3, record 2, English, curtain%20airbag
correct
- head curtain 4, record 2, English, head%20curtain
correct
- side-curtain air bag 5, record 2, English, side%2Dcurtain%20air%20bag
correct
- window airbag 6, record 2, English, window%20airbag
correct
- side air curtain 7, record 2, English, side%20air%20curtain
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The curtain airbags drop from under the vehicles headliner and rapidly unfold and inflate along the side windows to protect front and rear occupants from head and neck injuries during a side collision. Electronic sensors along the sides of the vehicle detect a side impact and deploy the airbags. 8, record 2, English, - head%20curtain%20airbag
Record 2, Key term(s)
- head curtain air bag
- curtain air bag
- side-curtain airbag
- window air bag
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rideau gonflable
1, record 2, French, rideau%20gonflable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rideau gonflable de pavillon 2, record 2, French, rideau%20gonflable%20de%20pavillon
masculine noun
- airbag rideau 3, record 2, French, airbag%20rideau
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- airbag de toit 3, record 2, French, airbag%20de%20toit
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coussin gonflable qui se déploie le long des vitres d’un véhicule lors d’un choc latéral, afin de protéger la tête de ses occupants. 1, record 2, French, - rideau%20gonflable
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rideau gonflable : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 23 décembre 2007. 4, record 2, French, - rideau%20gonflable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-07-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ballistic transistor
1, record 3, English, ballistic%20transistor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high speed device concept that relies on electrons traveling not within a layer but across its thickness. The switching speed of a transistor is limited by the time needed for an electron to traverse the device's middle terminal-the gate in a FET, the base in a bipolar device. Electrons lose speed as they travel because they bump into atoms and each other. By making the path short enough, the electron will sail from one side to the other like a projectile without a single collision. Such ballistic transport was first demonstrated last year at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Labs(Yorktown Heights, N. Y.). 1, record 3, English, - ballistic%20transistor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transistor balistique
1, record 3, French, transistor%20balistique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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