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WRONG CALL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
- Management Control
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Team Resource Management
1, record 1, English, Team%20Resource%20Management
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TRM 1, record 1, English, TRM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The need for valid tests of complex operational aptitude is increasing as the explosion in information technology and associated automation makes more complex operations possible and the cost of placing the wrong person in charge greater than ever. Increasing the information available gives the operator more to attend to, and automation makes it all the more important and difficult to keep track of everything that is going on and decide when some intervention is critical. This is now called situational awareness, and in the case of crew operations, we call it team resource management. 1, record 1, English, - Team%20Resource%20Management
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
- Contrôle de gestion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gestion des ressources d'équipe
1, record 1, French, gestion%20des%20ressources%20d%27%C3%A9quipe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nécessité d'avoir des mesures valides d'aptitudes à gérer les opérations ultra-complexes a cru avec l'explosion des technologies de l'information. Ces technologies favorisent l'automatisation des tâches et accentuent le risque de placer la mauvaise personne aux commandes. Jamais dans l'histoire de l'humanité le coût d'une erreur humaine n'aura été aussi important qu'aujourd'hui. La quantité d'information augmentant, l'opérateur doit partager davantage son attention. L'automatisation complique le suivi et la discrimination des événements selon les niveaux d'importance. Cette capacité à partager son attention, à hiérarchiser les événements et à orienter ses réactions s'appelle la connaissance de la situation, et, dans le cas d'équipes de travail, on y ajoute la gestion des ressources d'équipe. 1, record 1, French, - gestion%20des%20ressources%20d%27%C3%A9quipe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- devil's terrace
1, record 2, English, devil%27s%20terrace
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- satanic terrace 2, record 2, English, satanic%20terrace
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
More specifically, I conjecture that a drop of water falling at random is almost certain to fall within a cup. If this conjecture is correct, the cups’ surfaces are a wild extrapolate of the terraced fields in southeast Asia. I call them Devil' s terraces. The points which fail to fall within cups form the cups’ cumulative coastline, and add up to a ramified net, a random form of the Sierpinski gasket. If I am wrong and the cups’ cumulative coastline is in fact of positive rather than zero area, my fallback conjecture is that there is a cup arbitrarily close to every point that does not lie in a cup. 1, record 2, English, - devil%27s%20terrace
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- terrasse diabolique
1, record 2, French, terrasse%20diabolique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- terrasse du diable 2, record 2, French, terrasse%20du%20diable
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Version de l'escalier cantorien, dont les plateaux correspondent à chaque nombre irrationnel dans l'intervalle de 0 à 1. 3, record 2, French, - terrasse%20diabolique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Néologisme créé par analogie aux champs cultivés en terrasses que l'on rencontre en Asie du sud-est. 3, record 2, French, - terrasse%20diabolique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-08-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crank call
1, record 3, English, crank%20call
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- annoyance call 2, record 3, English, annoyance%20call
correct
- harassing call 3, record 3, English, harassing%20call
correct
- nuisance call 3, record 3, English, nuisance%20call
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An increase in strange telephone calls(crank calls, wrong numbers, silent calls) is reason to call RCMP. 1, record 3, English, - crank%20call
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appel importun
1, record 3, French, appel%20importun
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- appel malveillant 2, record 3, French, appel%20malveillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-04-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Police
- Telephony and Microwave Technology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- silent call
1, record 4, English, silent%20call
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An increase in strange telephone calls(crank calls, wrong numbers, silent calls) is reason to call RCMP. 1, record 4, English, - silent%20call
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- silence au bout du fil
1, record 4, French, silence%20au%20bout%20du%20fil
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Bell Canada. 1, record 4, French, - silence%20au%20bout%20du%20fil
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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