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FACILITY BLOCK [11 records]

Record 1 2006-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Parliamentary Language
OBS

Buried underground, at the northwest corner of the Centre Block, there is now a two-storey facility. CBUS houses new high-voltage electrical transformers and emergency power generators, provides space for advanced computer and communications facilities, and provides much-needed storage space and delivery reception facilities.

Key term(s)
  • Center Block Underground Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
OBS

Au coin nord-ouest de l'édifice du Centre se trouvent aujourd'hui des installations souterraines de deux étages. Les Services souterrains de l'édifice du Centre (SSEC) abritent de nouveaux transformateurs électriques à haute tension et des génératrices de secours, contiennent des locaux destinés à des systèmes informatiques et de communication modernes, ainsi que des aires dispensables d'entreposage et de réception des livraisons.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
CONT

The province owns the Donkin mine site and resource block, the railway and railway maintenance centres, the deep water port, the coal preparation plant of Victoria Junction, the lifting and banking centre, and the central maintenance facility. The Nesbitt Burns report lists investment highlights and goes on to describe the long-term supply agreement with Nova Scotia Power Corporation.

Key term(s)
  • lifting and banking center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
CONT

La province est propriétaire du gisement de Donkin, des chemins de fer et des ateliers ferroviaires, du port en eau profonde, de l'installation de préparation du charbon de Victoria Junction, du centre de ramassage et de stockage et de la centrale d'entretien général. Le rapport de la Nesbitt Burns donne des idées d'investissement et fait état de l'accord relatif à l'approvisionnement à long terme de la Nova Scotia Power Corporation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The window Observational Research Facility Block 2... WORF-2 is an internal ISS [International Space Station] equipment designed to be assembled inside a standardized ISS EXPRESS Rack. This rack will be positioned over the Earth facing a window in the U. S. Lab and will accommodate Earth observation payloads. The WORF-2 will fully support these payloads by providing structural, thermal, conditioning, power supply and data transfer. It will have a 10 years operational life on board the ISS and be fully compatible with the crew intra-vehicular activities.

OBS

window observational research facility block 2; WORF-2 : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

hublot d'observation du laboratoire Destiny WORF-2; WORF-2 : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The WORF will provide a stable platform such that the full capacity of the U.S. Laboratory window (the highest optical quality window ever flown on an inhabited spacecraft) can be utilized. The WORF will provide payload support infrastructure including mounting hardware, power, cooling, and access to the ISS [International Space Station] data system. The WORF will provide protection for the interior of the Lab window and control stray light exchange between the Lab interior and the external Station environment. The WORF will be economically based upon structures and electronics already designed and certified for operation onboard the ISS and will allow easy periodic upgrade and changeout of support subsystems. WORF computer interfaces will maximize commonality with ISS command and data handling systems.

OBS

window observational research facility; WORF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Window observational research facility block 2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Window Observational Research Facility. Cet élément un peu particulier comporte un hublot pratiqué dans la paroi du module laboratoire équipé d'un verre de qualité optique. Il peut recevoir différents instruments dédiés à l'observation de la surface terrestre et sera utilisé notamment pour l'étude des continents ou des phénomènes atmosphériques.

OBS

hublot d'observation du laboratoire Destiny; WORF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Encryption and Decryption
CONT

Every eight-bit plain text input is modality added to an eight-bit block of random ones and zeros from the storage facility, and the resulting eight-bit binary string is transmitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
CONT

L'émetteur transmet la suite d'octets binaire qui est le résultat de l'addition.

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
  • Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
DEF

A facility that enables the operator to cause the control system to omit the execution of a block of data when the first character is a "l".

OBS

Terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
DEF

Facilité qui permet à l'opérateur de faire omettre, par le système de commande, l'exécution de blocs de données dont le premier caractère est «l».

OBS

Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
  • Control automático (Máquinas-herramientas)
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Record 7 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

A function of certain word processing programs that allows the user to add or to delete space between a particular pair of characters based on the final appearance of the text once track kerning is finished.

CONT

JustText also supports track and manual kerning. Track kerning, which controls the amount of space between all letters in a block of text, can radically alter the readability of a block of text. While the decisions made by the original typographer are probably the right ones, particular users may want to add space for their own purposes. JustText also offers a manual kerning facility that allows the user to take out space between a particular pair of letters based on the final appearance of the work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
OBS

En photocomposition, le crénage peut être effectué manuellement ou automatiquement.

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Contamination
CONT

To be effective, a disposal concept must block or restrict the release of radioactive and toxic contaminants to the pathways between the repository and the human and biotic environment. The main potential pathways for contaminant transfer which may lead to exposure of members of the public after the facility closes are shown in Figure 3. 1. Three natural radionuclide release pathways can exist; these are releases to groundwater, surface water and air....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par radioactivité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación por radioactividad
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Record 9 1995-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Encryption and Decryption
CONT

Every eight-bit plain text input is modality added to an eight-bit block of random ones and zeros from the storage facility, and the resulting eight-bit binary string is transmitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
CONT

Le texte clair découpé en octets (huit bits binaires) est additionné en base deux à une suite d'octets aléatoires composés de 0 et de 1 qui sont contenus dans le bloc-mémoire.

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
DEF

A facility of a control system that enables an operator to search for any desired block on the tape usually by means of a selector switch that causes the tape reader to search for the sequence number or the reference mark of the desired block.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
DEF

Possibilité d'un système de commande qui permet à l'opérateur de rechercher n'importe quel bloc désiré sur la bande, généralement au moyen d'un sélecteur qui provoque la recherche, par le lecteur de bande, du numéro de séquence ou de la référence du bloc désiré.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 11 1985-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels

Spanish

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