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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

M8 Chemical Agent Detector Paper... Detach a sheet of detector paper from the book and attach it to clothing or place on a surface so it can be exposed to drops of liquid splash of chemical agents. If colored spots appear, chemical agent is present.... M8 paper is used to detect the presence of liquid VGH chemical agents. When a sheet is brought in contact with liquid nerve or blister agents, they react with chemicals in the paper to produce agent specific color changes... V-type nerve agents turn the M8 paper dark green, G-type nerve agents turn it yellow and blister agents(H) turn it red.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Armes CBRNE

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A computer storage disk that is almost identical to a CD audio disk (compact audio disk).

OBS

This disk can hold approximately 550 megabytes of digital data and is optically read.

OBS

The standards for CD-ROM storage are known as the "Yellow Book. "

OBS

CD-ROM; compact-disk read-only memory: terms standardized by CSA.

Key term(s)
  • compact-disc read-only memory
  • compact-disk read only memory
  • compact-disc read only memory
  • compact disk read only memory
  • compact disc read only memory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
OBS

CD-ROM; cédérom; disque compact à mémoire morte : termes reproduits de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'UNESCO.

Key term(s)
  • CD ROM
  • disque compact ROM

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

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Record 3 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

The edges of a book decorated with black, red, blue, and yellow colors, in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 respectively, in a combed, figure-eight effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
CONT

Demi-maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, tranche peignée.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

A fieldworthy TEED [Tactical End-to-End Encryption Device] will be approximately the size of a commercial telephone book Yellow Pages, and will be desktop-mountable, much like an external modem. TEEDs can be powered by 24 volts direct current(Vdc), as found on Army vehicles, or by commercial power using the supplied power supply that converts 110 to 120 volts alternating current(Vac) to 24Vdc. The TISM [TEED Internet Security Manager] will include a host computer and a secure front end, will be desktop-mountable, and will use commercial power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Information found in the Ottawa phone book Yellow Pages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de l'organisme.

Spanish

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