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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
CONT

Rail condition needs to be monitored during the grinding cycle as follows : 1. Carry out spot checks of rail grinding at nominated checking locations as a follow up to the grinding operation.... 2. Carry out a visual inspection of all ground track at about 60% to 70% of the way through the planned grinding cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Voies ferrées

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Packaging in Metal
DEF

A control for manually operating the machine, used mainly for checking adjustments prior to automatic operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Emballages en métal
DEF

Commande permettant de faire fonctionner la machine manuellement, principalement pour vérifier les réglages avant de la placer en mode automatique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Management Control
CONT

Repetitive checking. To perform a repetitive check is to repeat an operation performed at an earlier stage in the system to ensure the accuracy of that operation. Repetitive checking should not be confused with the requirement to examine evidence that an operation or control has been performed during an earlier stage in the system or with the requirement to check that a control condition, such as a control total, is being maintained at various stages in processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Contrôle de gestion

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A receiver for reproducing transmission without interfering with it, used for checking on the operation of a transmitter with regard to quality

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

Appareil servant au contrôle de l'émission sonore ou visuelle.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
OBS

Part of a monitor(i. e., a device used for checking the progress and operation of a system).

French

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

Module résidant en mémoire centrale, doté d'une haute priorité et qui extrait des informations sur le fonctionnement de l'ordinateur avant de les stocker à travers une mémoire tampon sur un support intermédiaire (disque ou bande).

OBS

Partie d'un moniteur (c.-à-d., un dispositif logiciel ou matériel permettant de mesurer les performances d'un ordinateur ou d'un système informatique).

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

In start-stop operation the duration of a character expressed as the total number of unit intervals(including information, error checking and control bits and the start and stop elements) required to transmit any given character in any given communications system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

En funcionamiento arrítmico, duración de un carácter expresada como el número total de intervalos de unidad (incluyendo información, verificación de error y bits de control, y los elementos arrítmicos) requeridos para transmitir cualquier carácter dado en cualquier sistema de comunicación dado.

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
OBS

(telles que vérification de la qualité, mesurage, pesage comptage) nécessaires au chargement de la marchandise

Spanish

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