TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2021-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography
  • Data Transmission
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Geolocation services... allow users to "check in" when they stop at a retail shop, bar, restaurant, park, bookstore or really anywhere they want to list. The service further allows users to connect with friends and alert them of their location if they choose. Users can add and update information about businesses, write tips and make suggestions for anyone to consume.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique
  • Transmission de données
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

De nombreux services et applications demandent des informations de localisation à votre appareil, pour vous fournir des cartes afin de vous orienter ou encore une liste de magasins ou de restaurants à proximité. C'est le rôle que joue le service de localisation [...] informer vos services et applications de [vos] localisations présente et passée, afin que vous puissiez obtenir des informations plus pertinentes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Financial Accounting
DEF

To write one's signature on the back of(a check, for example) as evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Procéder à l'endossement de (un effet, chèque).

CONT

Signer. Revêtir de sa signature. Signer une lettre, un chèque, une pétition, un contrat, un acte, un traite.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Systems Analysis (Information Processing)
  • Computer Memories
CONT

It is recommended that when installing new memory options... that this memory be tested with your system when it is first installed.... This will allow system ROM to perform a read/write check to all the memory installed in the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Analyse des systèmes informatiques
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Análisis de los sistemas de informática
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Verificación específica de la exactitud en la lectura, escritura, detección, perforación, registro, etc., llevada a cabo mediante la comparación o detección de lo que ha sido escrito, comparado y/o detectado contra lo que se espera que deba ser leído y/o escrito.

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