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WIRE TAPPING [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
CONT

... tapping blocks accommodate four conductors and are suitable for extending or branching both aluminium and copper conductors from 6 AWG(American Wire Gauge) to 500 kcmil(thousand circular mils).

OBS

tapping block: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
CONT

Les blocs de dérivation sont utilisés pour le raccordement de conducteurs (L), pour alimentation par exemple, au jeu de barre 6 mm X 6 mm.

OBS

bloc de dérivation : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The risk of interception of transmissions of sensitive government information is serious because of system vulnerabilities.... Also of concern are the interception of compromising electromagnetic emanations from processing devices and the tapping of wire or optical fibre circuits or systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

L'interception de transmissions de renseignements de nature délicate de l'État constitue une menace sérieuse. [...] Il y a lieu aussi de se préoccuper de l'interception de signaux de valeur électromagnétiques provenant de dispositifs de traitement ainsi que de l'écoute électronique de circuits ou de systèmes téléphoniques ou de fibres optiques.

Spanish

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