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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums
CONT

Other types of coatings are usually acceptable provided sufficient drying time is allowed: 4 days is usually enough in a ventilated room, but up to 4 weeks may be required in airtight enclosures such as well-sealed display cases and cabinets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie
CONT

D'autres types de revêtements sont habituellement acceptables à condition qu'on leur laisse le temps de sécher : quatre jours sont généralement suffisants dans une pièce aérée, mais il faut parfois jusqu'à quatre semaines dans des enceintes hermétiques comme les vitrines et les armoires bien étanches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
CONT

A vacuum tube consists of two or more electrodes in a vacuum inside an airtight enclosure. Most tubes have glass envelopes, though ceramic and metal envelopes(atop insulating bases) have also been used. The electrodes are attached to leads which pass through the envelope via an airtight seal. On most tubes, the leads, in the form of pins, plug into a tube socket for easy replacement of the tube...

OBS

envelope: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

enveloppe; ampoule : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 3 1998-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
DEF

A packaging method employing sprayed plastic films to accomplish a relatively airtight enclosure of an item. Desiccant is usually included to maintain low relative humidity.

OBS

cocoon packaging: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
DEF

Méthode de conditionnement selon laquelle une pellicule de plastique est vaporisée sur un article de manière à constituer une enveloppe relativement étanche. Un déshydratant est habituellement ajouté pour maintenir un faible degré d'humidité.

OBS

emballage sous cocon : terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC).

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Plastic
OBS

cocoon packaging : A process using sprayed plastic films to accomplish a relatively airtight enclosure of an item.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques

Spanish

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