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EARLY ACCESS [25 records]

Record 1 2023-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Games and Toys (General)
CONT

Early access... means that players have access to previous stages of development even before the finished game is published. It can be one alpha version(Basic framework, in which essential content may be missing) or a Beta version(nearly complete version that needs polishing).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
DEF

Offre gratuite ou payante qui permet d'utiliser une version préliminaire d'un jeu vidéo, avant la fin de son développement ou son lancement commercial.

OBS

accès anticipé : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 29 mai 2022.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baby and Child Care
  • Education
CONT

The time for a Canada-wide early learning and child care system is now. Too many families in Canada lack access to affordable, inclusive, and high-quality child care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins du bébé et puériculture
  • Pédagogie
CONT

Le moment est venu d'instaurer un système d'apprentissage et de garde des jeunes enfants à l'échelle du Canada. Trop de familles au pays peinent à accéder à des services de garde abordables, inclusifs et de qualité.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pensions and Annuities
OBS

Most DB [defined benefit] plans … will typically allow access to pension income as early as 10 years before the normal retirement age. In return for this early access, the pension income is reduced by a percentage …

Key term(s)
  • reduction of pension
  • reduction of pension benefits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pensions et rentes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pensiones y rentas
PHR

Además, la crisis aparece como uno de los motivos que apuntan a la reducción de la prestación de jubilación pública en el futuro.

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Record 4 2020-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Data Banks and Databases
DEF

[The] act of conserving and maintaining both the safety and integrity of data.

CONT

Data preservation consists of a series of managed activities necessary to ensure continued access to data for as long as necessary. Data preservation requires ongoing active management of data from as early in the lifecycle as possible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Banques et bases de données
CONT

[Il] est intéressant de noter que de nombreux outils utiles à la préservation des données du LHC [large hadron collider] et d'autres expériences sont également adaptés à des données d'autre nature.

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Indigenous Peoples
OBS

The British Columbia Aboriginal Child Care Society(BCACCS) is committed to nurturing excellence through community outreach, training, education, research and advocacy, to ensure every Aboriginal child in BC has access to spiritually enriching, culturally relevant, high quality early childhood development services.

OBS

BC Aboriginal Child Care Society (BCACCS) was established in 1996 ...

Key term(s)
  • British Columbia ACCS
  • Aboriginal Child Care Society British Columbia
  • Aboriginal Child Care Society BC

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Peuples Autochtones
Key term(s)
  • British Columbia ACCS
  • Aboriginal Child Care Society British Columbia
  • Aboriginal Child Care Society BC

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Cold Storage
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
CONT

Many bulk cargoes are liable to spontaneous combustion or ship or cargo sweat. The only possible way to obtain an early warning of the start of spontaneous combustion is by monitoring the temperature of the cargo holds. Many ships are fitted with ’temperature ports’, i. e. pipes that are fitted beside the cargo hold access ladders into which thermometers can be lowered to obtain the hold temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Entreposage frigorifique
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
CONT

La réfrigération de la cale est assurée par un système de diffusion et de répartition homogène de l'air pulsé à l'aide d'un réseau de gaines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Almacenaje frigorífico
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
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Record 7 2017-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Genitourinary Tract
OBS

SUSO is dedicated to ensuring patient access to quality urological care with a firm commitment to clinical excellence, education, the promotion of research, and the sharing of knowledge on urological topics for the betterment of the community. To achieve this vision, SUSO focuses on : the study and management of urologic disease; being the bridge to implement new and existing therapies; pursuing early availability of new drugs and new technologies; working with all segments of the urologic disease management team; being a proponent to continuing medical education in contemporary approaches; helping coordinate urology practices with academic institutions and industry to promote state of the art, cutting edge, clinical research; [and] endorsing evidence-based medical practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Appareil génito-urinaire

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

[The] access to certain drugs prior to market authorization because they address an emergency or unmet medical need.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Accès à certains médicaments, avant qu'ils aient fait l'objet d'une autorisation de mise sur le marché, parce qu'ils répondent à un besoin médical urgent ou non satisfait.

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
  • Applications of Electronics
CONT

Public access to the World Wide Web became widespread in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The low-cost distribution technology has fueled the open access movement... The OA movement has [brought] a greater awareness of the serious social problems caused by restricting access to academic research as well as the serious economic challenges for the future of academic publishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
  • Applications de l'électronique
CONT

Le mouvement du libre accès désigne l’ensemble des initiatives prises pour une mise à disposition des résultats de la recherche au plus grand nombre, sans restriction d’accès, que ce soit par l’autoarchivage ou par des revues en libre accès.

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Communication and Information Management
OBS

The Intake and Early Resolution Unit (IERU) was introduced in June 2008 as part of the Office [of the Information Commissioner of Canada]’s efforts to strengthen and streamline its complaints-handling process in order to eliminate its historical backlog of cases and to improve service to Canadians and federal institutions.

OBS

The IERU is divided in two groups; the Intake team and the Early Resolution team. All complaints made under the Access to Information Act will be initially assessed by the IERU.

OBS

Office on the Information Commissioner of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
OBS

L'Unité de réception et de règlement rapide (URRR) a été lancée en juin 2008 dans le cadre des efforts déployés par le Commissariat [à l'information du Canada] pour simplifier et consolider son processus de traitement des plaintes afin d'éliminer l'arriéré chronique de dossiers et d'améliorer le service offert à la population canadienne et aux institutions fédérales.

OBS

L'URRR est divisée en deux groupes : l'équipe de réception et l'équipe de règlement rapide. Toutes les plaintes déposées en vertu de la Loi sur l'accès à l'information feront l'objet d'une évaluation initiale par l'URRR.

OBS

Commissariat à l'information du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Solspec spectrometer jointly developed by the Aeronomy Department of the CNRS and the Space Aeronomy Institute of Belgium, flown several times during the Atlas missions, successfully characterised the solar spectrum. A version has been prepared to be flown on the space station. These results are used in models of the atmosphere.

OBS

ESA has bartered access to three NASA-provided external mounting adaptors(~ 1 m² each) on the International Space Station(ISS) for early utilisation before the mounting sites on ESA's Columbus Orbital Facility become available in 2003. Three of the four space science instruments will be combined in the Solar Monitoring Observatory. These three complementary instruments will measure the solar spectral irradiance with unprecedented accuracy across almost the whole spectrum(17-3000 nm). This range carries 99% of the Sun's energy emission. Apart from the contributions to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the solar energy flux(and its variations) entering the Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modelling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. The three instruments are : SOVIM(solar variability and irradiance monitor) ;SOLSPEC(solar spectral irradiance measurements) ;SOL-ACES(auto-calibrating extreme ultraviolet and ultraviolet spectrometers). They will be mounted on the ESA-developed Course Pointing Device(CPD) with a pointing accuracy of the order of 1° to compensate for ISS motions.

OBS

Solspec spectrometer: term officially approved by the International Space Station Terminology Approval Group (ISSTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

Le spectromètre SOLSPEC (SOLar SPECtrum) [...] est un spectromètre international conçu pour étudier le rayonnement solaire UV [ultraviolet], visible et IR [infrarouge] depuis l'espace [...] L'IASB [Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique] est impliqué tant dans le développement que la mise en œuvre et l'interprétation des mesures générées par cet instrument.

OBS

L'expérience de physique solaire Solspec [...] mesurera, quant à elle, la distribution énergétique spectrale solaire dans l'ultraviolet et dans le visible infrarouge. Cette mesure est d'une grande importance pour l'étude des processus photochimiques qui régissent le comportement des espèces chimiques dans l'atmosphère et pour les études de climatologie en corrélation avec l'activité solaire.

OBS

spectromètre Solspec : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

ESA [European Space Agency] has bartered access to three NASA-provided external mounting adaptors(~ 1 m² each) on the International Space Station(ISS) for early utilisation before the mounting sites on ESA's Columbus Orbital Facility become available in 2003. Three of the four space science instruments will be combined in the Solar Monitoring Observatory. These three complementary instruments will measure the solar spectral irradiance with unprecedented accuracy across almost the whole spectrum(17-3000 nm). This range carries 99% of the Sun's energy emission. Apart from the contributions to solar and stellar physics, knowledge of the solar energy flux(and its variations) entering the Earth's atmosphere is of great importance for atmospheric modelling, atmospheric chemistry and climatology. The three instruments are : SOVIM(solar variability and irradiance monitor) ;SOLSPEC(solar spectral irradiance measurements) ;SOL-ACES(auto-calibrating extreme ultraviolet and ultraviolet spectrometers). They will be mounted on the ESA-developed Course Pointing Device(CPD) with a pointing accuracy of the order of 1° to compensate for ISS motions.

OBS

solar variability and irradiance monitor; SOVIM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station Terminology Approval Group (ISSTAG).

Key term(s)
  • solar variable and irradiance monitor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

Après avoir sollicité la collaboration du centre Davos pour la construction des radiomètres solaires des satellites EURECA en 1992 et SOHO en 1995, l’Agence spatiale européenne lui a demandé de fabriquer SOVIM. SOVIM (Solar Variability and Irradiance Monitor) est un radiomètre faisant partie des expériences solaires du module scientifique européen Columbus, qui doit être arrimé à la Station spatiale internationale fin 2006.

CONT

[...] l'instrument SOVIM [...] mesure l'irradiance solaire absolue (et les oscillations en intensité ).

OBS

moniteur d'irradiance et de variabilité solaires; SOVIM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 13 2009-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Silviculture
OBS

The purpose of Advanced Scheduling is to promote better woodlot management practices in the region and provide woodlot owners already practicing sound woodlot management techniques with early confirmation of market access for the various timber products they plan to produce.

Key term(s)
  • Advanced Scheduling Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Sylviculture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Silvicultura
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Record 14 2005-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Medical and Dental Services (Military)
OBS

New evidence on the effects of early experiences on brain development, school readiness and health in later life has sparked a growing consensus about early child development as a powerful determinant of health in its own right. At the same time, we have been learning more about how all of the other determinants of health affect the physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual development of children and youth. For example, a young person's development is greatly affected by his or her housing and neighborhood, family income and level of parents’ education, access to nutritious foods and physical recreation, genetic makeup and access to dental and medical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Service de santé et service dentaire (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 15 2004-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Foreign Trade
  • Investment
OBS

At Doha, Ministers agreed to initiate negotiations to further liberalize trade on non-agricultural goods. To this end, the Negotiating Group on Market Access(NGMA) was created at the first meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee, in early 2002.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

À Doha les Ministres réunis sont convenus d'entamer des négociations en vue de libéraliser davantage le commerce des produits non agricoles. À cette fin, le Groupe de négociation sur l'accès aux marchés a été créé lors de la première réunion du Comité des négociations commerciales tenue au début de 2002.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Comercio exterior
  • Inversiones
OBS

En Doha los Ministros convinieron en celebrar negociaciones para proseguir la liberalización del comercio de productos no agrícolas. Con ese fin, en la primera reunión del Comité de Negociaciones Comerciales celebrada a principios de 2002 se estableció el Grupo de Negociación sobre el Acceso a los Mercados.

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Record 16 2003-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
DEF

Biological incubator (for weightless and radiation tests on biological samples).

CONT

BIOBOX(BBX) is a Space rated incubator. The BBX facility uses Peltier devices to heat and cool air that is circulated inside the insulated experiment container. There are three static sample containers and one centrifuge. The centrifuge spins at a specific speed to simulate one-g for reference. The static sample containers hold eight plunger boxes each. The plunger boxes are identical to units flown for biorack. There are no crew interfaces to BBX. It will be powered pre-flight, during ascent, during descent and post-landing. It is also a late access and early retrieval item. It will be mounted on the Aft bulkhead and replace three lockers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

Installation de recherche en biologie à utilisateurs multiples.

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shelters (Horticulture)
  • Crop Protection
CONT

"High tunnels can be used ... for gourmet or specialty crops, or for organic farming. You even can put small fruit trees such as figs inside the structures." Explained simply, high tunnels are single-car garage-size structures covered with clear plastic sheeting to manipulate soil and air temperatures using the energy of the sun. ... a series of growth trials [will be conducted] in 24 research high tunnels, which are 36 feet long, 17 feet wide and 9 feet high. ... Commercial-size versions of high tunnels, which are 96 feet long, also protect plants from insects, diseases and wind damage, virtually eliminating field loss ...

CONT

High tunnels are not conventional greenhouses. But like plastic-covered greenhouses, they are generally quonset-shaped, constructed of metal bows that are attached to metal posts which have been driven into the ground about two feet deep. They are covered with one layer of 6-mil greenhouse-grade polyethylene, and are ventilated by manually rolling up the sides each morning and rolling them down in early evening. There is no permanent heating system although it is advisable to have a standby portable propane unit to protect against unexpected below-freezing temperatures. There are no electrical connections. The only external connection is a water supply for trickle irrigation. The ends of the tunnels are framed in, and may be made portable(removable) to facilitate easy access into the tunnel with a small tractor and tiller.

CONT

Tunnel greenhouses. Tunnel with a great range of models depending on the widths, heights and distances between arches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abris (Horticulture)
  • Protection des végétaux
CONT

[Le] tunnel plastique [est une] enceinte réalisée à partir d'un film plastique souple, transparent à la lumière naturelle, permettant -- au moins temporairement -- de modifier l'environnement climatique de la culture pratiquée à son abri pour en améliorer la précocité ou en assurer la protection contre les basses températures (mais non contre le gel). Les dimensions peuvent en être très diverses : - tunnels bas, hauteur 0,5 mètre, largeurs 0,5 à 1,0 mètre, - abris-serres, hauteur 1,5 à 3,5 mètres, largeur 3 à 9 mètres.

Spanish

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Record 18 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

Since the early 1980's, the RCN has employed satellites as part of their communications network and over the years, the system has grown into a highly complex web. A general purpose SATCOM system can : Provide national coverage via leased domestic SATCOM services. Provide global coverage via leased SATCOM services. Provide protection against unauthorized access to the satellite command link.

Key term(s)
  • satcom service
  • satellite communication services
  • satellite communication service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

Globalstar Canada, une société de télécommunications par satellite, a annoncé aujourd'hui que Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada lui ont accordé une offre à commandes principale et nationale (OCPN). À compter de ce jour, divers ministères et organismes du gouvernement du Canada peuvent acheter des combinés mobiles par satellite de Globalstar pour assurer leurs services de télécommunication par satellite.

Key term(s)
  • service de télécommunication par satellite

Spanish

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Record 19 2002-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Library Science (General)
OBS

A digital library providing access to over 937, 800 pages of Canada's printed heritage and featuring works published from the time of the first European settlers up to the early 20th Century.

OBS

ECO is produced by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM). Began in 1997.

Key term(s)
  • Early Canadiana

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
DEF

Une bibliothèque numérique donnant accès à plus de 937 800 pages de patrimoine imprimé du Canada et présentant des travaux publiés à partir des premiers pionniers européens jusqu'au début du 20e siècle.

OBS

NML est produit par l'Institut canadien de microreproductions historiques. A débuté en 1997.

Spanish

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Record 20 2002-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 21 2001-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

By way of background, in 1997, the National Milk Producers Federation, the U. S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association petitioned the Office of the U. S. Trade Representative to challenge Canada's dairy trade practices as inconsistent with its WTO obligations on export subsidies and market access. After bilateral consultations, the U. S. referred its complaint to a WTO dispute settlement panel in February 1998. At the same time, New Zealand filed a similar challenge to Canada's export subsidies and the two challenges were combined in early 1998.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie

Spanish

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Record 22 2001-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

A sub-rack payload destined for an EXPRESS Rack(an EXPRESS payload) can be transported to the ISS in the orbiter middeck, in an inactive EXPRESS Rack in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module(MPLM), or in an EXPRESS transportation rack in the MPLM. Passive EXPRESS payloads are transported to the ISS in the MPLM, either in an inactive EXPRESS Rack or in an inactive EXPRESS transportation rack. An EXPRESS payload that must be active during ascent/descent or must have late or early access may be integrated into the space shuttle orbiter mid-deck. An EXPRESS rack payload can be transported from the ISS to the ground with the same options for launch.

OBS

EXPRESS payload: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Passive Express payload.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

charge utile EXPRESS : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 23 2000-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The EXPRESS Pallet concept allows accommodation of individual experiments on adapters which can be installed and exchanged by the external robotics system of the Space Station. Each EXPRESS Pallet will consist of six adapters. ESA will have access to three of them which may or may not be on the same EXPRESS Pallet. The Space Exposure Biology Assembly(SEBA) will be installed on one of the two zenith oriented pallets(depicted in Fig. 1), on one of the three adapters allocated to ESA for the early utilization opportunity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
DEF

Première possibilité d'utilisation de la Station spatiale internationale avant le lancement de l'Élément orbital Columbus (COF).

Spanish

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Record 24 1997-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Informatics
OBS

This program, launched in early 1995, will strengthen the electronic networking infrastructure in less advanced countries. It will expand Internet access to remote areas in the region and will improve the flow of scientific and technical information. Links with Canadian research and development institutions are a priority. Sponsors include Sun Microsystems, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Development Research Centre and several of Asia's leading research and documentation centres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Informatique
OBS

Ce programme lancé au début de 1995 consolidera l'infrastructure de réseaux électroniques dans les pays peu évolués. Il élargira l'accès à l'Internet aux régions éloignées du continent en améliorant la circulation de l'information scientifique et technique. Les liaisons avec les institutions canadiennes de R-D [recherche et développement] sont une priorité. Parmi les promoteurs, on compte Sun Microsystems, la Banque asiatique de développement, le Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement et plusieurs grands centres de recherche et de documentation dont le Centre de recherches en développement international (CRDI).

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Record 25 1994-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Security Devices
CONT

A disadvantage of early bar code cards was that the code was visible to any observer and consequently easy to duplicate. Recent versions have been introduced for security applications that encode the card so that they are readable only by ultraviolet or infrared light patterns of frequencies produced by the resonant circuit. The card code is then relayed to the remote card reader, which translates the pattern into the access information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

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