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WIRELESS STATION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common public radio interface
1, record 1, English, common%20public%20radio%20interface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CPRI 2, record 1, English, CPRI
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An interfacing standard for high-speed communication of digital radio samples and control data between wireless base station and remote radio modules. 3, record 1, English, - common%20public%20radio%20interface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interface radioélectrique publique commune
1, record 1, French, interface%20radio%C3%A9lectrique%20publique%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CPRI 1, record 1, French, CPRI
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- norme CPRI 2, record 1, French, norme%20CPRI
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CPRI : common public radio interface 3, record 1, French, - interface%20radio%C3%A9lectrique%20publique%20commune
Record 1, Key term(s)
- interface radio-électrique publique commune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- televoting
1, record 2, English, televoting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Combining Marconi software and Compaq's carrier-grade platforms, televoting delivers a robust and reliable voting or polling capability over a wireless or wireline telecom network. Televoting allows an organization(e. g. television or radio station) to stage a call-in voting event. For the carrier, this solution will increase network usage and increase revenue through the introduction of the voting service. 1, record 2, English, - televoting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- télévote
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vote
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le télévote est un service proposé à toutes les entreprises souhaitant simplifier l'organisation des élections des représentants du personnel (élections des comités d'entreprise, des délégués du personnel, etc.) Le vote aux différentes élections (jusqu'à 4 successives) s'effectue par téléphone sur un numéro d'appel gratuit (Numéro Vert). Le télévote respecte bien entendu toutes les règles appliquées dans le cadre d'élections légales : anonymat du vote, confidentialité, sécurité et fiabilité du scrutin. En outre, les procédures mises en œuvre ont été vérifiées par la Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL), dès l'origine (1997). 1, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vote
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Radio Broadcasting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- global radio
1, record 3, English, global%20radio
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- web radio 2, record 3, English, web%20radio
correct, see observation
- web-radio 1, record 3, English, web%2Dradio
correct
- Web radio 3, record 3, English, Web%20radio
correct
- personal radio station 1, record 3, English, personal%20radio%20station
- global radio station 1, record 3, English, global%20radio%20station
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What has made the new global radio stations possible is that, unlike old-fashioned wireless radio, the new radio stations broadcast their signals not over the airways but down the telephone lines. No costly radio transmitters and relay stations are needed; no licence is required for using the world's precious frequency spectrum. All it demands is a personal computer and a modem at the broadcasting station and, at the listening end, the same plus a pair of loud-speakers. 1, record 3, English, - global%20radio
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Global radio is the latest manifestation of the www. The key has been the development of a certain piece of software that allows a digital recording stored on a computer to be transmitted over the Internet and played instantly and continuously as it is received by the listener’s computer in real-time. 1, record 3, English, - global%20radio
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
If you take a local FM station as the standard you will be disappointed with the broadcast quality of streaming audio received via the Web. But you will be favorable impressed if you compare it with a portable shortwave receiver. 1, record 3, English, - global%20radio
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
web radio: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 3, record 3, English, - global%20radio
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Radiodiffusion
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- radio Web
1, record 3, French, radio%20Web
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- webradio 2, record 3, French, webradio
see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radio Web : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé après un nom qu’il qualifie. Il est toujours invariable. 3, record 3, French, - radio%20Web
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
webradio : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la minuscule initiale lorsque «web» est utilisé comme préfixe pour former des termes dérivés. 3, record 3, French, - radio%20Web
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-11-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiotelephony
- Telecommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- base station
1, record 4, English, base%20station
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- base transceiver station 2, record 4, English, base%20transceiver%20station
correct
- BTS 2, record 4, English, BTS
correct
- BTS 2, record 4, English, BTS
- cellular transmission tower 3, record 4, English, cellular%20transmission%20tower
correct
- cell phone transmission tower 3, record 4, English, cell%20phone%20transmission%20tower
correct
- cell tower 3, record 4, English, cell%20tower
correct
- cellular base station 3, record 4, English, cellular%20base%20station
correct
- cell site 4, record 4, English, cell%20site
- cellular site 5, record 4, English, cellular%20site
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A transmitter/receiver unit located in a fixed location which can talk directly to mobiles or portables. 6, record 4, English, - base%20station
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A transmission and reception station for handling cellular traffic. Usually consists of one or more receive/transmit antenna, microwave dish, and electronic circuitry. Also referred to as a cell site, since it holds one or more tx/rx cells. Base stations are constructed and placed on high buildings, hydro towers, monopoles, or other structures with a good elevation above the area to be covered. Several base stations within an area form a wireless network. 4, record 4, English, - base%20station
Record 4, Key term(s)
- cellular tower
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiotéléphonie
- Télécommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- station de base
1, record 4, French, station%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- BTS 1, record 4, French, BTS
feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- station cellulaire 2, record 4, French, station%20cellulaire
correct, feminine noun
- station de la cellule 2, record 4, French, station%20de%20la%20cellule
feminine noun
- tour de la station de base 2, record 4, French, tour%20de%20la%20station%20de%20base
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le réseau est découpé en cellules qui possèdent chacune une station de base, ou BTS (Base Transceiver Station), qui s'occupe des transmissions radio sur la cellule. Associés à la station de base, des canaux de signalisation vont permettre aux mobiles de communiquer avec la BTS et vice versa. 1, record 4, French, - station%20de%20base
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotelefonía
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- estación transceptora de base
1, record 4, Spanish, estaci%C3%B3n%20transceptora%20de%20base
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Está dotada con todo el equipo técnico que se requiere para realizar comunicaciones con los teléfonos móviles que se encuentren dentro de su célula. Transceptora viene de transmisora-receptora. 1, record 4, Spanish, - estaci%C3%B3n%20transceptora%20de%20base
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
estación transceptora de base: término y observación extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 4, Spanish, - estaci%C3%B3n%20transceptora%20de%20base
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- microwave relay station 1, record 5, English, microwave%20relay%20station
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- microwave repeater station 2, record 5, English, microwave%20repeater%20station
- radio-relay station 3, record 5, English, radio%2Drelay%20station
- microwave relay 4, record 5, English, microwave%20relay
- radio realy 5, record 5, English, radio%20realy
officially approved
- RR 6, record 5, English, RR
officially approved
- RR 6, record 5, English, RR
- microwave station 7, record 5, English, microwave%20station
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A satellite is a wireless receiver/transmitter that operates in orbit around the earth and acts as a microwave relay station, receiving signals sent from a ground-based station, amplifying them, and retransmitting them on a different frequency to another groundbased station. 1, record 5, English, - microwave%20relay%20station
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radio relay; RR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 8, record 5, English, - microwave%20relay%20station
Record 5, Key term(s)
- radio relay station
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- relais hertzien
1, record 5, French, relais%20hertzien
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- relais de faisceau hertzien 1, record 5, French, relais%20de%20faisceau%20hertzien
masculine noun
- station relais de faisceau hertzien 1, record 5, French, station%20relais%20de%20faisceau%20hertzien
feminine noun
- station hertzienne 2, record 5, French, station%20hertzienne
feminine noun
- station de faisceaux hertziens 3, record 5, French, station%20de%20faisceaux%20hertziens
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Station réémettrice assurant le relayage d'un faisceau hertzien lorsque l'antenne de réception n'est pas en visibilité directe de l'antenne d'émission. 1, record 5, French, - relais%20hertzien
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas le plus fréquent d'un relais hertzien au sol, celui-ci comprend essentiellement un pylône ou une tour portant deux ou plusieurs antennes paraboliques et abritant les appareils de réception et réémission des signaux. 1, record 5, French, - relais%20hertzien
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Peut être constitué par un satellite de télécommunications. 1, record 5, French, - relais%20hertzien
Record 5, Key term(s)
- station-relais
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-06-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- micro-wireless instrumentation system
1, record 6, English, micro%2Dwireless%20instrumentation%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- micro-WIS 2, record 6, English, micro%2DWIS
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The micro-WIS(Micro Wireless Instrumentation System) consists of tiny autonomous sensors for data acquisition... This HTD [Head-of-Train Telemetry Device] is designed to demonstrate the micro-WIS transmitter and recorder. One of the objectives of this HTD is to obtain meaningful real-time measurements for use in the orbiter's Environmental Control and Life Support System(ECLSS) operations. The micro-WIS transmitter's simultaneous real-time measurements of air cabin temperatures in many interior compartments of the orbiter will help ECLSS operations personnel address issues encountered on STS-88 and early International Space Station flights. Currently, only one temperature reading in the aft flight deck of the orbiter is available for adjusting model predictions for real-time environments. Micro-WIS will also reduce the time it takes the crew to obtain on-orbit temperature measurements and will increase the capability to monitor temperatures over long periods.... Micro-WIS data will also be used to validate cabin air temperature models that are used to make critical predictions of the dew point on early ISS [International Space Station] missions, which is important because orbiter cabin air exerts a significant influence on the entire station volume. Although the physical configuration of the air ducts in the orbiter cabin has been changed significantly, the sensors have remained the same and some temperature data has never been available. 3, record 6, English, - micro%2Dwireless%20instrumentation%20system
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
micro-wireless instrumentation system : term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG). 4, record 6, English, - micro%2Dwireless%20instrumentation%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- microsystème d'instrumentation sans fil
1, record 6, French, microsyst%C3%A8me%20d%27instrumentation%20sans%20fil
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
microsystème d'instrumentation sans fil : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 2, record 6, French, - microsyst%C3%A8me%20d%27instrumentation%20sans%20fil
Record 6, Key term(s)
- micro-système d'instrumentation sans fil
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-04-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Astronautics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wireless power transmission
1, record 7, English, wireless%20power%20transmission
correct, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- WPT 2, record 7, English, WPT
correct, officially approved
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The goal of this activity is to conduct research for Space Solar Power Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) technology development to reduce the cost of electrical power and provide a stepping stone to NASA for delivery of power between objects in space, between space and surface sites, between ground and space and between ground and air platform vehicles. WPT can involve lasers or microwave along with the associated power interfaces. Microwave and laser transmission techniques have been studied with several promising approaches to safe and efficient WPT identified. These investigations have included microwave phased array transmitters, as well as visible light laser transmission and associated optics. 3, record 7, English, - wireless%20power%20transmission
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wireless power transmission; WPT : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG). 4, record 7, English, - wireless%20power%20transmission
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Astronautique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- transport d'énergie sans fil
1, record 7, French, transport%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20sans%20fil
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- TESF 1, record 7, French, TESF
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- transmission d'énergie sans fil 2, record 7, French, transmission%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20sans%20fil
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La transmission d'énergie sans fil est conceptuellement semblable à la transmission d'informations à l'aide de satellites de télécommunications, mais elle est réalisée à une intensité plus élevée. Puisque le faisceau d'énergie est destiné à être converti en électricité à très haute efficacité, il serait possible de transmettre des quantités utiles d'énergie à des intensités inférieures à celle de la lumière solaire. Les possibilités de la transmission sans fil ont été démontrées jusqu'à un niveau de 30 kW sur de courtes distances (1,6 km), avec un rendement de conversion de l'énergie radiofréquence en énergie électrique supérieur à 85 %. 3, record 7, French, - transport%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20sans%20fil
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le TESF (transport d'énergie sans fil) [...] suppose trois opérations relativement simples : la conversion de l'électricité en ondes, la transmission de ces ondes et enfin leur reconversion en électricité après réception [...] Pour faire voyager l'électricité, il vaut mieux utiliser des micro-ondes, qui ont une longueur plus importante (environ 12 centimètres) et qui sont pratiquement insensibles aux perturbations atmosphériques. Dans le cas du transport d'énergie sans fil (TESF), l'électricité est transformée en un rayon de micro-ondes, similaire au rayon laser [...] mais invisible. Le faisceau est dirigé vers une antenne de réception, composée de milliers de radiopiles. [On peut] produire de l'électricité à partir des micro-ondes en redressant les courants produits dans une antenne avec une diode à haute fréquence, qui nous donne du courant continu. L'élément combinant une antenne haute fréquence et le composant redresseur s'appelle une radiopile. Chaque radiopile ne produit qu'un peu d'électricité, mais en en associant des dizaines, des milliers, des millions, on obtient à la sortie le nombre de gigawatts demandés. 4, record 7, French, - transport%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20sans%20fil
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transport d'énergie sans fil; TESF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 5, record 7, French, - transport%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20sans%20fil
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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