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UP-LINK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
- Radio Broadcasting
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uplink
1, record 1, English, uplink
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- up link 2, record 1, English, up%20link
correct
- feeder link 3, record 1, English, feeder%20link
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiofrequencies used by a satellite Earth station to transmit signals up to the satellite. 4, record 1, English, - uplink
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
uplink: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG) and by Bell Canada. 5, record 1, English, - uplink
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Up-link frequency allocation. 5, record 1, English, - uplink
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
- Radiodiffusion
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liaison montante
1, record 1, French, liaison%20montante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- liaison ascendante 2, record 1, French, liaison%20ascendante
correct, feminine noun
- liaison sol-espace 3, record 1, French, liaison%20sol%2Despace
feminine noun
- liaison Terre-satellite 3, record 1, French, liaison%20Terre%2Dsatellite
feminine noun
- trajet ascendant 4, record 1, French, trajet%20ascendant
masculine noun
- trajet montant 5, record 1, French, trajet%20montant
masculine noun
- voie montante 6, record 1, French, voie%20montante
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voie de fréquence dans le sens Terre-satellite. 7, record 1, French, - liaison%20montante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liaison montante : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR), par Bell Canada et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS. 3, record 1, French, - liaison%20montante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fréquence attribuée au trajet ascendant. 3, record 1, French, - liaison%20montante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
- Radiodifusión
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enlace de tierra a aire
1, record 1, Spanish, enlace%20de%20tierra%20a%20aire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- enlace ascendente 2, record 1, Spanish, enlace%20ascendente
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2012-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- forward link
1, record 2, English, forward%20link
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
communication from reader/interrogator to transponder 1, record 2, English, - forward%20link
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alternatively known as down-link. 1, record 2, English, - forward%20link
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cf. up-link(06. 01. 119) 1, record 2, English, - forward%20link
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
forward link: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4:2008]. 2, record 2, English, - forward%20link
Record 2, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2009-07-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- up-link
1, record 3, English, up%2Dlink
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
radio link between a transmitting earth station and receiving space station [IEC 60050-725, 725-12-23] 1, record 3, English, - up%2Dlink
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
up-link : term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-4 : 2008]. 2, record 3, English, - up%2Dlink
Record 3, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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