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WHAT LINE THAT IS [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downstream approach
1, record 1, English, downstream%20approach
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Primary prevention often employs what is often referred to as "upstream approaches. "This simply means that one looks to the actual cause of the disease rather than looking down the line after a disease has manifested itself within a population. The latter are referred to as "downstream approaches. " 2, record 1, English, - downstream%20approach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approche en aval
1, record 1, French, approche%20en%20aval
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le système de santé de l'Ontario] adopte une approche en aval pour rétablir la santé une fois qu'elle a été perdue, au lieu d'une approche en amont qui prévient la maladie et les problèmes de santé avant qu'ils ne s'installent. 1, record 1, French, - approche%20en%20aval
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-01-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- upstream approach
1, record 2, English, upstream%20approach
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Primary prevention often employs what is often referred to as "upstream approaches. "This simply means that one looks to the actual cause of the disease rather than looking down the line after a disease has manifested itself within a population. 1, record 2, English, - upstream%20approach
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approche en amont
1, record 2, French, approche%20en%20amont
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une approche en amont, par la mise en œuvre de conditions de travail qui favorisent la santé des travailleuses et travailleurs, est d'ailleurs un des objectifs de la Politique gouvernementale de prévention en santé du MSSS [ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux] [...] 1, record 2, French, - approche%20en%20amont
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-10-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Labour and Employment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- competitive salary
1, record 3, English, competitive%20salary
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- competitive wage 2, record 3, English, competitive%20wage
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A competitive wage is one that is in line with what other industry employers offer workers for the same jobs. 3, record 3, English, - competitive%20salary
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Travail et emploi
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- salaire concurrentiel
1, record 3, French, salaire%20concurrentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- salaire compétitif 2, record 3, French, salaire%20comp%C3%A9titif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un salaire compétitif [...] est un salaire qui correspond aux exigences du secteur et à ce que gagne [...] une personne avec un niveau d'études comparable, la même expérience et les mêmes compétences dans une fonction et un secteur similaires. 2, record 3, French, - salaire%20concurrentiel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-02-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Seminar Titles
- Management Operations (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Energy Monitoring
1, record 4, English, Energy%20Monitoring
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Dollars to $ense "Energy Monitoring" 1, record 4, English, Dollars%20to%20%24ense%20%5C%22Energy%20Monitoring%5C%22
correct
- Dollars to $ense Energy Monitoring and Tracking 1, record 4, English, Dollars%20to%20%24ense%20Energy%20Monitoring%20and%20Tracking
former designation, correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"You can’t manage what you can’t measure. "Set your organization on the road to energy efficiency with the Dollars to $ense "Energy Monitoring" workshop. The last place that most organizations look is their utility costs because they believe that these are part of the fixed overhead costs. The smart organization will look at reducing utility costs as a way to improve the bottom line. But where to begin? Develop an energy monitoring system. Energy monitoring systems help Canadian organizations and institutions save money on energy costs. Implementing them has brought energy savings of up to 15 percent to a diverse group of organizations in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. The "Energy Monitoring" workshop will show you how. 1, record 4, English, - Energy%20Monitoring
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de séminaires
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Gérance énergétique
1, record 4, French, G%C3%A9rance%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Gérance énergétique (suivi et gestion des résultats) 1, record 4, French, G%C3%A9rance%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique%20%28suivi%20et%20gestion%20des%20r%C3%A9sultats%29
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Vous ne pouvez pas gérer ce que vous ne pouvez pas mesurer». En vous inscrivant à l'atelier de «Gérance énergétique», votre organisation est sur la voie de l'efficacité énergétique. La plupart des organisations oublient d'examiner les coûts des services publics parce qu'elles croient qu'ils font partie des frais généraux fixes. Une entreprise avertie tentera de réduire ses coûts de services publics afin d'améliorer sa rentabilité. Mais comment? En élaborant un système de gestion de la consommation d'énergie. Un tel système peut aider les entreprises et les institutions canadiennes à réduire leurs coûts d'énergie. Après sa mise en œuvre, diverses organisations des secteurs industriel, commercial et institutionel ont réalisé des économies allant de 5 à 15 p. 100, Une fois qu'il est en place, le coût d'un tel système ne devrait pas représenter plus de 5 p. 100 des économies d'énergie réalisées. 1, record 4, French, - G%C3%A9rance%20%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-08-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Oral Presentations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- confidence monitor
1, record 5, English, confidence%20monitor
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A video output device facing a speaker or presenter and displaying graphics or text that may be displayed behind the presenter or in another room, thus allowing the person to present to his audience with full "confidence" what is being shown elsewhere out of his/her line of sight. 2, record 5, English, - confidence%20monitor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Exposés et communications orales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moniteur de scène
1, record 5, French, moniteur%20de%20sc%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-03-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Commercial Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- defaulter
1, record 6, English, defaulter
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- defaulting party 2, record 6, English, defaulting%20party
correct
- party in default 3, record 6, English, party%20in%20default
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A breach of contract, no matter what form it may take, always entitles the innocent party to maintain an action for damages, but the rule established by a long line of authorities is that the right of a party to treat a contract as discharged arises only in two types of case. Firstly, where the party in default has repudiated the contract before performance is due or before it has been fully performed. Secondly, where the party in default has committed what in modern judicial parlance is called a fundamental breach. 3, record 6, English, - defaulter
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit commercial
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- partie défaillante
1, record 6, French, partie%20d%C3%A9faillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- défaillant 2, record 6, French, d%C3%A9faillant
correct, masculine noun
- partie en défaut 3, record 6, French, partie%20en%20d%C3%A9faut
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
- Derecho mercantil
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- parte incumpliente
1, record 6, Spanish, parte%20incumpliente
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte que falta a sus obligaciones. 1, record 6, Spanish, - parte%20incumpliente
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Horse Husbandry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cut the corners
1, record 7, English, cut%20the%20corners
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- take the corners 2, record 7, English, take%20the%20corners
- work the corners 2, record 7, English, work%20the%20corners
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For this, one must, in each corner or, in other words, at the end of each straight line, make the shoulders enter the corner while keeping the head placed to the inside; and, at the same time that one turns the shoulders onto the other line, one must make the haunches, in their turn, pass in the same place on the corner as did the shoulders.... This is what I call taking the corners... 2, record 7, English, - cut%20the%20corners
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When the horse has started to obey in both directions at the shoulder-in lesson, one will teach him to work the corners well. 2, record 7, English, - cut%20the%20corners
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- couper les coins
1, record 7, French, couper%20les%20coins
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- faire les coins 2, record 7, French, faire%20les%20coins
correct
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incurver le cheval sur toute courbe. 3, record 7, French, - couper%20les%20coins
Record 7, Key term(s)
- prendre les coins
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2010-08-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Hardware
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- rubber-band line
1, record 8, English, rubber%2Dband%20line
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Continuous feedback of what a line will look like before it is submitted to the system is very helpful, and rubber-band lines-that is, lines that are continuously updated as the cursor is moved about the screen during end-point selection-help in this visualization. 2, record 8, English, - rubber%2Dband%20line
Record 8, Key term(s)
- rubber band line
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Matériel informatique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- ligne élastique
1, record 8, French, ligne%20%C3%A9lastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le terminal graphique 2648 A [...] offre une fonction de tracé de ligne «élastique» permettant de «tendre» une ligne puis de la tracer entre le point sélectionné et le curseur, afin d'accélérer les tracés. 1, record 8, French, - ligne%20%C3%A9lastique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2010-04-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Construction Site Equipment
- Earthmoving
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- wheel trencher
1, record 9, English, wheel%20trencher
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- wheel ditcher 2, record 9, English, wheel%20ditcher
correct
- wheel ladder 3, record 9, English, wheel%20ladder
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Could you please describe what is meant by hoe "ditch requirement"?... Typically, ditch excavation across the Prairies, of course, is undertaken by a wheel ditcher, a large bucket wheel trencher that excavates the material on to a conveyor belt and moves it off to the side of the trench line. A hoe ditch is a backhoe--you know, a Cat 235, 245, that type of equipment--that you have to utilize to excavate a trench where you have a fairly severe bend, because these bucket wheel ditchers can only go in a straight line, essentially. 4, record 9, English, - wheel%20trencher
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de chantier
- Terrassement
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- trancheuse à roue
1, record 9, French, trancheuse%20%C3%A0%20roue
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trancheuse fonctionnant à l'aide d'une roue, généralement munie de godets dont les bords sont dentés, permettant de creuser des tranchées et d'en évacuer les déblais. [Définition normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).] 2, record 9, French, - trancheuse%20%C3%A0%20roue
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trancheuse à roue : terme normalisé par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF). 3, record 9, French, - trancheuse%20%C3%A0%20roue
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2004-05-17
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Diamond Industry
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- gletz
1, record 10, English, gletz
correct, noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small cleavage crack on the surface of a diamond. 4, record 10, English, - gletz
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bruter has to know what kind of glets or feather he is dealing with. The principal glets is the one that resembles the tear of cracked glass. The line is straight. This glets is very dangerous because at the slightest shock it can enlarge in the direction of the grain, or, worse, it might split the stone into two. 5, record 10, English, - gletz
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Open glets. 5, record 10, English, - gletz
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: gletsen. 5, record 10, English, - gletz
Record 10, Key term(s)
- glatts
- glatze
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- glace
1, record 10, French, glace
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- gletz 2, record 10, French, gletz
proposal
- glets 3, record 10, French, glets
- gles 3, record 10, French, gles
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite fêlure à la surface d'un diamant. 4, record 10, French, - glace
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le débruteur doit reconnaître à quelle sorte de glace il est confronté. La principale est celle qui présente une amorce de clivage et ressemble à la fente qu'on observe dans un verre fêlé. La ligne en est droite. Cette glace est la plus dangereuse car, au moindre choc, on risque de voir la déchirure se prolonger dans le sens du clivage ou bien voir la pierre, une fois terminée, se séparer en deux parties. 5, record 10, French, - glace
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gletz : Mot flamand. 4, record 10, French, - glace
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Glace externe. 5, record 10, French, - glace
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1994-05-09
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Heat Exchangers
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- steam booster 1, record 11, English, steam%20booster
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In order to more readily understand a steam booster we should cover the basic construction of an average steam booster which would be as follows : A series of copper tubings or coils are fastened together so that a 120° water can be supplied at one end and(if all other requirements are met) 180° water will pass through the other end. This series of coils is placed inside a heavy metal container, the container also has an inlet and an outlet, into which we pass live steam at the required pressures. The steam circulates around the coils and losing its heat by transferring its high temperature to the lower temperature water, soon condensation accumulates at the bottom of the container. The condensation then passes through the discharge opening into either a waste line or what is known as a return line which is piped directly to the boiler where it is again heated into steam for recycling through the very same booster. 1, record 11, English, - steam%20booster
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Échangeurs de chaleur
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- réchauffeur à vapeur
1, record 11, French, r%C3%A9chauffeur%20%C3%A0%20vapeur
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour mieux comprendre le fonctionnement d'un réchauffeur à vapeur, voici la description d'un appareil moyen. Une série de tubes ou de serpentins en cuivre, reliés les uns aux autres, admettent de l'eau à 120°F à une extrémité et (toutes les autres exigences étant par ailleurs satisfaites), fournissent de l'eau à 180°F à l'autre extrémité. Ces serpentins se trouvent à l'intérieur d'un contenant en métal lourd, lui-même muni d'une admission et d'une sortie, et dans lequel passe de la vapeur vive à la pression requise. La vapeur circule autour des serpentins, transmettant sa chaleur à l'eau dont la température est moins élevée; cet échange de chaleur provoque la condensation de la vapeur. L'eau de condensation qui s'accumule rapidement au fond du contenant, passe ensuite dans l'ouverture de décharge, à laquelle est raccordée soit une canalisation d'évacuation, soit ce qu'on a convenu d'appeler une canalisation de retour de condensats, elle-même directement reliée à la chaudière, où elle est transformée de nouveau en vapeur, pour ensuite être réutilisée dans le réchauffeur. 1, record 11, French, - r%C3%A9chauffeur%20%C3%A0%20vapeur
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1986-05-20
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- header sheet 1, record 12, English, header%20sheet
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instruction sheet which is "read" by an optical character reader(OCR). The header sheets tell the reader what typeface, line spacing, and other format to look for on the documents that follow. Thus, if you want to change from scanning OCR-A to OCR-B, a new header sheet would be required. Not all scanners use header sheets : some read a paper tape; others enter new instructions at the keyboard. Still others offer one scanning option only : all instructions are contained in a single, constant program, with no ability to change. 1, record 12, English, - header%20sheet
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 12, English, - header%20sheet
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- fiche en-tête
1, record 12, French, fiche%20en%2Dt%C3%AAte
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fiche d'instructions qui est lue par un lecteur optique de caractères. Elle indique à ce dernier le type de caractères, l'espacement vertical et d'autres détails de format à rechercher dans les documents qui la suivent. Ainsi, si vous désirez remplacer les instructions de balayage A par les instructions B, une nouvelle fiche en-tête est nécessaire. Les lecteurs n'utilisent pas tous des fiches en-têtes : certains lisent une bande sur papier, d'autres acceptent l'entrée de nouvelles instructions introduites au clavier. D'autres encore n'offrent qu'une seule possibilité de balayage : toutes les instructions sont contenues dans un programme unique et constant, et ne peuvent être modifiées. 1, record 12, French, - fiche%20en%2Dt%C3%AAte
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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