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Record 1 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

An enabling technology is one that makes another technology possible. Some powerful technologies spring into existence when they do because some kind of price or performance threshold has been crossed by one or several enabling technologies.

CONT

[An interdisciplinary research team at the Beckman Institute] has created several powerful acoustic signal-processing algorithms which confer marked improvements in hearing speech sound in real world situations, as well as a low power wireless communication technology (an important enabling technology for hearing aids).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Technologie qui permet l'existence d'une autre technologie, qui constitue un élément catalyseur pour beaucoup d'autres technologies.

CONT

Le tube à vide fut la technologie catalyse à la fois pour la radio et pour la télévision; tout comme le moteur à vapeur le fut pour les locomotives et les dynamos électriques.

OBS

technologie mobilisatrice : proposé dans La Presse du 23 août 1990.

OBS

technologie habilitante : employée dans le programme de construction de la BCTEL (Division Telecom 90-21).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
CONT

[...] otras tecnologías habilitantes, que corresponden a aquellas que, por si solas, no permiten resolver o simplificar un proceso de negocio; pero que al aplicarlas en conjunto con un rediseño de procesos y, en la mayoría de los casos, de otras tecnologías pueden efectivamente resolver estos procesos de negocios de una manera creativa y eficiente.

CONT

Al ser una tecnología básica, los navegadores, por sí mismos, no suponen una auténtica ayuda a la GC [gestión del conocimiento], sino más bien son una técnica habilitadora sobre la cual se construyen otras tecnologías, como las intranets, el correo electrónico o el chat.

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Record 2 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

An increment of a pricing system for diamonds based on weight threshold.

CONT

... carat price: -determined by the critical weight or break points, e.g., one carat (1.000 ct) -difference of 0.01 ct can cause a significant loss of value.

CONT

A random selection of three diamonds of equal size carat weight, colour and clarity may vary in price by up to 50%. The reason for this is : the first could be a perfectly proportioned Ideal Cut diamond that would sell at a premium of about 20%; the second could be a nice average diamond of "good proportion and finish;" the third could be a poorly proportioned diamond that was cut to retain enough weight to cross a weight/price threshold.

Key term(s)
  • break points
  • price points

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

On trouve seuil poids/prix; seuil poids-prix; seuil prix/poids; seuil prix-poids pour les tarifs postaux en Belgique.

Key term(s)
  • seuil poids/prix
  • seuil prix/poids
  • seuil prix-poids

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Quantitative restriction which applies if the price of a product is below a given threshold.

Key term(s)
  • minimum price triggering a quantitative restriction
  • minimum price triggering application of quantitative restriction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Certaines restrictions quantitatives n'entrent en vigueur que si le prix du produit tombe au-dessous d'un prix minimal.

OBS

Source(s) : Guide de l'utilisateur de la base de données intégrées de l'OMC [Organisation mondiale du commerce] - Glossaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Domestic Trade
OBS

free-at-frontier : the price based on the available offers from abroad which, together with the threshold price, is used to calculate the variable levy on imports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce intérieur
DEF

prix fonction des offres émanant de l'étranger, qui est utilisé, en liaison avec le prix de seuil, pour le calcul du prélèvement variable à l'importation. (Bulletin du FMI)

Spanish

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