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ZONE BIT [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • North American Football
DEF

A backfield player in football who usually lines up behind the [centre], calls the signals, and directs the offensive play of his team [by giving instructions during the huddles].

CONT

Zone coverage won’t stop an accurate and decisive QB(quarterback) but will allow a bit more time for the defensive rush to create pressure, may take away the slant out pattern, and will be in good position to deflect or intercept bad throws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Football nord-américain
DEF

Joueur clé de l'offensive du football canadien et américain qui est placé derrière le joueur de centre pour lui remettre le ballon et qui dirige l'attaque et appelle les jeux selon les directives données à ses coéquipiers au cours des caucus.

CONT

La force du bras du QA [quart-arrière] et la qualité de jeu de la couverture de passe de l’adversaire déterminent la distance des tracés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fútbol norteamericano
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Record 2 2010-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • North American Football
CONT

Zone coverage won’t stop an accurate and decisive QB(quarterback), but will allow a bit more time for the defensive rush to create pressure, may take away the slant out pattern, and will be in good position to deflect or intercept bad throws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Football nord-américain

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A method of drilling past obstructions in a well, i.e. lost tools, pipe or other material blocking the hole.

OBS

[Sidetracking] can be done with the use of a whipstock, a down-hole tool which forces the drill bit to drill at a slight angle from the vertical. By beginning the deviation of the hole several hundred feet around the junk in the original hole, the new hole will bypass the obstruction and may be taken on down to the pay zone.

OBS

Sidetracking is also done to deepen a well or to relocate the bottom of the well in a more productive zone, which is horizontally removed from the original well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Forage d'un nouveau puits, généralement dirigé, à partir d'un niveau déterminé d'un trou déjà foré.

OBS

La déviation s'impose notamment lorsque le forage initial n'a pas atteint l'objectif géologique visé, ou quand un «poisson» qu'il a été impossible de «repêcher» interdit la continuation normale du forage.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A sudden increase in the rate of penetration by the drill bit, which may indicate that the bit has penetrated a high-pressure zone and thus of the possibility of a blowout, although this is not always true.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
OBS

avant éruption.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A specific instruction used to transfer the numeric portion bit of an address where the zone bits remain undistributed.(Contrasts with zone move).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Nombre constant qu'il faut ajouter, dans certains systèmes comme l'IBM 360, au nombre adresse relative, pour obtenir l'adresse absolue. - Ce moyen permet de fragmenter l'adresse.

Spanish

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