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SVS [7 records]

Record 1 2019-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

enhanced vision system; synthetic vision system; synthetic vision; EVS; SVS : designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

système d'accroissement de la vision; visionique tout temps; EVS : désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
OBS

sistema de visibilidad mejorada; sistema de visión mejorada; sistema de visión sintética; EVS; SVS: designaciones aceptadas oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

The principal changes were the appointment of an ADAS [Agricultural Development Advisory Service] Management Board which included outside members with business experience and the reorganisation of the different ADAS services. Up to that time, there were four separate services-the Agriculture Service, the Land and Water Service, the Science Service and the SVS [State Veterinary Service]. In November, 1986 it was announced... that the first three would be re-organised into two new services called the Farm and Countryside Service and the Research and Development Service but no major change was made to the SVS.

OBS

Farm and Countryside Service; FCS: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités gouvernementaux non canadiens
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

Dépend du ministère de l'Agriculture.

OBS

Service des exploitations agricoles et du milieu rural : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

For example, it is common for the superior voting share(SVS) to have ten votes per share whereas the restricted voting share(RVS) may only have one vote per share.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Action qui, comme l'action ordinaire, confère à son porteur le droit de participer aux bénéfices de la société et à l'actif de celle-ci en cas de liquidation, mais qui comporte un nombre de droits de vote inférieur à celui qui est attaché aux actions d'une autre catégorie.

OBS

L'action à droit de vote restreint est un type d'action subalterne.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Telecommunications
  • National and International Security
DEF

A worldwide network of switching centers that provides secure telephone communications.

OBS

Established in 1967, AUTOSEVOCOM was the DoD's primary encrypted voice communications system; it was updated in 1976 to AUTOSEVOCOM II. The network is used by the CIA, Department of State, White House, and DoD users. It is now being replaced by the Secure Voice System(SVS), a state-of-the-art National Security Agency program that features worldwide secure voice and graphics conferencing capabilities, Agency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Télécommunications
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
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Record 5 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Spacecraft
CONT

A small, specially-marked satellite, the Canadian Target Assembly(CTA) was deployed on flight day nine to support SVS [Space Vision System]. Also in cargo bay, the Attitude Sensor Package, featuring three European Space Agency independent sensors mounted on a Hitchhiker plate in cargo bay : Modular Star Sensor, Yaw Earth Sensor and Low Altitude Conical Earth Sensor, and the Tank Pressure Control Experiment/Thermal Phenomena(TPCE/TP), contained in a Get Away Special(GAS) canister.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

... the Canadian Space Vision System is designed to enhance the astronauts’ vision in space. The Canadian Space Vision System can provide information on the precise location, orientation and motion of objects in space. Black Targets will be required by the Space Vision System to line up and attach components of the International Space Station.

OBS

space vision system; SVS : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Ces opérations seront assistées par [...] le système de vision spatiale de l'orbiteur qui fournit à l'opérateur du Canadarm des informations précises sur la position, l'orientation et les mouvements des charges utiles qui sont déplacées par le télémanipulateur.

OBS

système de vision spatiale; SVS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
DEF

SVS Suspended Vehicle System, ABDI, oct. 1972, p. 233.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
DEF

ABDI, oct. 1972, p. 233.

Spanish

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