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WIRE NETWORK [11 records]

Record 1 2017-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
DEF

A cable network architecture wherein optical fibres radiate outwards from the head end or a point on a fibre-ring(a "node") to local networks serving a neighbourhood or subdivision. This is similar to the "switched-star" architecture of telephone systems-however, in the telephone case, each wire(twisted pair) serves an individual subscriber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
DEF

Architecture d'un réseau de câble où les fibres optiques irradient extérieurement de la tête de ligne ou d'un point situé sur un anneau de fibre optique («un nœud») à des réseaux locaux desservant un quartier ou une subdivision. Semblable à l'architecture du téléphone («switched star») - cependant, dans le cas du téléphone, chaque fil («twisted pair») dessert un seul abonné.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Banking
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A payment service operated by the United States Federal Reserve System as a private wire network for transfers between financial institutions having accounts at the Federal Reserve Bank.

OBS

Fedwire: definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Banque
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Service privé de paiements télétransmis géré par le Federal Reserve System aux É.-U. [États-Unis] pour effectuer des transferts entre des institutions financières ayant des comptes auprès de la Banque de réserve fédérale.

OBS

Fedwire : définition normalisée par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Sistema de comunicación electrónico que une a la Reserva Federal con sus [...] bancos y [...] sucursales.

OBS

Sirve para hacer transferencias y compensación electrónica en todo Estados Unidos.

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Record 3 2014-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Twisted-pair copper wire is especially common in PSTN [public switched telephone network] access lines and is composed of two independently insulated wires twisted around one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

[Les lignes d'accès au réseau téléphonique public commuté] utilisent souvent une paire de fils de cuivre torsadés, paire de fils isolés indépendamment et torsadés l'un sur l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Wire and/or other network segments and facilities that extend from a given service provider demarcation point into end-user premises, are used exclusively to serve that end user, and are under that end user's responsibility and control.

OBS

Inside wiring may include copper wire, coaxial cable, and optical fibre cable, although it is not limited to these.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Fils téléphoniques ou autres segments de réseau qui commencent à un point de démarcation donné du fournisseur de services et se terminent dans les locaux de l'utilisateur final, qui servent exclusivement à la desserte de cet utilisateur, et qui sont sous la responsabilité et le contrôle de cet utilisateur.

OBS

Le câblage intérieur peut être constitué de câble coaxial, de cuivre, ou de fibre optique, bien qu'elle ne se limite à ceux-ci.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cables e hilos telefónicos
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

En desreglamentación telefónica, cableado en las instalaciones del cliente.

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Record 5 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cold Storage
DEF

A wire mesh or liquid network, heated and set in a cold storage facility floor to prevent freezing should water be spilled onto the floor.

CONT

AMS No-Dig Ltd was involved in an unusual project - halting and then reversing the destructive effect of frost heave at a major cold store in England’s East Midlands. The problem began when the store reduced its operating temperatures in line with new legislation. This reduction proved too much for the existing glycol heating mat which stopped working and then froze. With no insulation, the ground beneath the cold store also froze and frost heave set in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreposage frigorifique
DEF

Dispositif de chauffage constitué de résistances électriques ou de tubes de liquide chauffé montés en réseau et insérés dans le sol d'une chambre froide pour éviter qu'il ne gèle.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Systems Analysis (Information Processing)
DEF

Computer network whose numerous processing nodes are interconnected by a system of coaxial cables and interfacing devices and in which each processor can in turn be linked by wire to a number of work stations, storage units or peripheral devices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Analyse des systèmes informatiques

Spanish

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Record 7 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Audio Technology
  • Police
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

The connection of a concealed listening or recording device to a communication circuit.

CONT

Wiretapping is the preferred method of obtaining intelligence... it involves tying in to a wire or other conductor that is used for communications. This wire can be a telephone line, a PBX [private branch exchange] cable, a local area network, a CCTV [closed circuit television] video system, an alarm system, or any other communications medium.

OBS

telephone tapping: This practice is no longer limited to the use of telephone lines, but the term "telephone tapping" continues to be used to denote this concept.

Key term(s)
  • wire-tapping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Police
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

Installation discrète d'un dispositif d'écoute ou d'enregistrement sur un circuit de télécommunications.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Electroacústica
  • Policía
  • Inteligencia (militar)
DEF

Instalación de un dispositivo en las líneas telefónicas o telemáticas para captar los datos que por ellas se transmiten.

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Record 8 2008-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

... any wire, cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system, or any similar technical system, for the transmission of intelligence between network termination points, but does not include any exempt transmission apparatus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Installation, appareils ou toute autre chose servant ou pouvant servir à la télécommunication ou à toute opération qui y est directement liée, y compris les installations de transmission.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
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Record 9 1999-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
CONT

The installation and maintenance of wiring and jacks inside your premises is your responsibility. Bell will continue to maintain the wiring on the Bell network side of the demarcation point. A demarcation jack will be installed by a Bell technician on a new service connection in a house and, depending on the facilities, in a multi-unit or multi-storey building(i. e. when no service existed previously, or when it is necessary to install all new outside and inside wire) after February 1, 1996.

OBS

multistory: (of a building) having several or many stories.

OBS

multistorey : especially British.

Key term(s)
  • multi-story building

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
CONT

immeuble de grande hauteur : tour (gratte-ciel) ou immeuble en bande (barre) à nombreux étages.

CONT

Le béton armé de PRF [plastique renforcé de fibres] est surtout utilisé de nos jours pour la construction de ponts mais il présente aussi un énorme potentiel pour les bâtiments à niveaux multiples, les garages de stationnement et les ouvrages industriels.

OBS

niveau : Ensemble des locaux situés sur un même plan horizontal, qu'il s'agisse des étages, du rez-de-chaussée ou des sous-sols.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Corporate Security
DEF

An alarm system wire network connected to a closed circuit and concealed in a shield in such a way that any attempt to reach the wires activates the alarm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
OBS

De câbles ou de fils.

Spanish

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Record 11 1991-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations (Telephony and Microwave)
DEF

Cost associated with the provision of local loops, such as poles, conduits, and wire pairs; it is in essence access-related cost because it refers to plant and equipment costs incurred in providing customers with access to the network.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation (Téléphonie et micro-ondes)

Spanish

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