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HANDLE OPERATION [16 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

The written or oral instructions or orders which govern the activities of an organization.

CONT

Policies and procedures. Predetermined principles and practices to handle recurring situations in an organization. A policy is a broad overall guide to performance; a procedure, derived from a policy, describes a routine operation in great detail.

CONT

The era of large-scale water projects in the U.S. ended abruptly in the early 1970s, amid growing criticism of the corps and its policies. ... The criticisms took their toll on the corps’s modus operandi.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
DEF

Série de tâches reliées entre elles, et formant une séquence. C'est un système décrivant tout ce qu'il faut faire pour accomplir une tâche.

CONT

Les procédures s'appliquent avant tout au détail tandis que les politiques présentent les approches générales mais fondamentales. Un exemple classique illustre bien cette idée : la procédure établie pour payer les ouvriers d'un département de production.

OBS

Ne pas confondre le terme «procédure» à ceux de «procédé» et de «processus».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
DEF

Conjunto de pasos o trámites que es necesario seguir hasta lograr la resolución de un asunto.

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Record 2 2025-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Planting Techniques (Farming)
CONT

To obtain uniform potato stands and achieve quality[, ] it is essential to cut the seed within a specific size range. The ideal seed piece is blocky because this shape provides the lowest surface area per weight ratio and is easiest for common planter mechanisms to handle.... To improve plant stands, it is important to eliminate seed pieces weighing less than 28 [grams]. This operation is usually performed by a set of adjustable rollers. The proportion of undersize seed should be as low as possible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Techniques de plantation
CONT

Pour obtenir de bons peuplements uniformes de pommes de terre, il est essentiel de couper les semences en fragments qui ne dépassent pas une certaine échelle de grosseur. Le planton idéal est oblong-court, car cette forme offre le plus petit rapport poids/surface et est plus facilement manipulée par les mécanismes des planteuses. [...] Pour améliorer les peuplements, il importe de rejeter les fragments de semences dont le poids est inférieur à 28 g, généralement au moyen de rouleaux calibreurs réglables. On cherche à réduire au minimum les fragments plus petits que la norme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Técnicas de plantación
DEF

Terreno en el que se cultivan plantas de una misma clase.

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Record 3 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Warfare
  • Security Devices
  • Land Mines
DEF

In land mine warfare, automatically rendering a mine inoperable and therefore safe to handle by the exhaustion of a component essential to the operation of the mine.

OBS

This process may be reversed by the replacement of the exhausted component, for example a battery.

OBS

self-deactivation: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • self deactivation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre des mines
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Mines terrestres
DEF

En guerre des mines terrestres, processus automatique qui rend une mine inopérante et donc manipulable en toute sécurité par l'épuisement irréversible d'un élément essentiel à son fonctionnement.

OBS

La mine peut être réactivée par remplacement du composant épuisé, par exemple la pile.

OBS

autodésactivation : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A technique by which the central processor needs only initiate an input/output operation and then handle other matters, while other units within the system carry out the rest of the operation.

French

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

Demande d'interruption qui provient d'un processeur d'entrée/sortie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Interrupción causada por una señal que indica que una operación de E/S ha terminado.

CONT

Mediante el uso de una interrupción de entrada/salida, el equipo de entrada/salida puede mantenerse funcionando en toda su eficiencia en períodos de tiempo relativamente pequeños, del procesador central. La operación de cada unidad de entrada/salida se encuentra bajo el control directo de un sincronizador asociado. La ejecución de una operación dada de entrada/salida es iniciada por una instrucción del procesador central que transfiere la palabra de control (especificación de función) a una posición de memoria fija asociada con el sincronizador de entrada/salida de que se trate.

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Record 5 2010-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

operation of this internal push-plate has the same effect as actuating the exterior door handle release trigger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Safety
  • Rail Networks
CONT

In order to avoid creating an unsafe condition, when the signal is taken "Off" for an approaching train and crank handle is also available for the operation of the points, it is necessary that the crank handle be kept in safe custody. The experience has shown that the better arrangement is to lock the crank handle by an electric lock whenever the concerned signal is taken Off so that it is not possible for anybody to use the crank handle for operation of the points. Alternatively, if crank handle is out, the signal should not be allowed to go to Off position. The phenomenon is called "reciprocal interlocking" and it is achieved by providing reciprocal interlocking arrangement by means of circuitry and the electric lock fixed on the crank handle. In all modern signalling installations this feature is a must in order to achieve safe train operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
  • Réseaux ferroviaires
CONT

Enclenchements réciprocques. L'enclenchement mécanique, par pièces rigides, entraîne toujours la réciprocité d'action.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • River and Sea Navigation
OBS

The Centre for Marine Simulation(CMS) is an operational unit of the School of Maritime Studies at the Marine Institute in St. John's, Newfoundland. The Centre started its operation in April 1994. The Centre uses these facilities to provide a broad range of simulation-based training and applied research services in ship navigation, marine engineering and ship communications. Through simulation-based training and education, in a realistic but controlled environment, CMS develops and improves operational efficiency and ability to handle emergency situations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A rotation anemometer in which the axis of rotation is horizontal.

CONT

[The] windmill anemometer [is] an anemometer in which a windmill is driven by the air stream, and its rotation is transmitted through gearing to dials or other recording mechanism. In some instruments, the rotating vanes and dials are in the same plane; i. e., both vertical, while in others the dial is horizontal. In the windmill type, the operation of air measurement involves readings of dials at the beginning and end of a measured period. Windmill instruments may be fitted with an extension handle, providing a form of remote control; used to measure air speed in an otherwise inaccessible spot.

OBS

The [windmill anemometer] has either flat vanes (as in the air meter) or helicoidal vanes (as in the propeller anemometer). The relation between wind speed and angular rotation is almost linear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument de mesure de la vitesse du vent d'après la rotation d'un moulinet à axe horizontal.

CONT

anémomètre à moulinet. Deux types : à pales planes et à hélice, windmill anemometer (flat vanes or air meter; helical vanes or propeller anemometer).

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Pastries
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

Rhodes Bakery Equipment Co., Inc. has announced a new, automatic Kook-E-King TM, U. L. listed in both the U. S. and Canada. According to the manufacturer, it is the only cookie dough depositor to be U. L. listed. New features include a larger capacity hopper(90 lbs. of dough), locking cabinet, heavy duty locking casters and an optional foot switch for ease of operation. New safety features include micro switch activated guards and power switch with overload protection. Retaining many of the original features of the original automatic model, the new automatic model can handle a wide variety of cookie doughs in weights of ¼ ounce to 3 ounces, at speeds of up to 300 units per minute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Pâtisserie
  • Outillage industriel

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
CONT

The work order to install a trolley beam over the auxiliary fire pump.

OBS

All structures involved in supporting an overhead hoist must be designed to handle all of the loads and forces that will be imposed on the structure by operation of the hoist. Supporting structures include trolleys, monorails, and cranes.... Support beams used for trolley travel must be sized for the trolley to fit on the beam flange.

OBS

See also "I-beam" and "I-beam trolley".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
OBS

Le terme "poutre de manutention" nous a été proposé par M. Lazlo Szigeti, traducteur spécialisé de la section Plans et devis de Montréal. Il est formé sur le modèle de "monorail de manutention" (notion très voisine) illustré dans le grand Dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse, 1982, vol.7 , p.7058.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

The Task Force members urge the use of an approach that has "improved management" as its objective, rather than pursuit of the universal goal of disposal without the need for institutional control. The Task Force members have developed a facility siting process that, if successful, would result in the construction and operation of a central radioactive waste management facility to handle those parts of the radioactive wastes which are judged to be appropriate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 12 1994-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
OBS

Woodworking machine - Hand loading veneering press for flat surfaces.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Bois reconstitués
OBS

Machine à bois - Presse à plaquer les surfaces planes, à alimentation manuelle.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Maderas reconstituidas
OBS

Prensa de chapear, alimentación manual.

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Record 13 1987-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

Saw frame(adjustable). A precision machined cutting instrument specifically designed for all cutting operations of epoxy, stone, or acrylic. Blade tension easily adjusted by turning handle. Eliminates buckling of blade during cutting operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Scie à métaux, monture extensible en tube acier chromé servant de réservoir à lames (...).

OBS

Scie à métaux (...). Arc en tube rectangulaire chromé poli servant de magasin à 10 lames, accessible sans démontage (...).

Spanish

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Record 14 1987-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Woodworking
DEF

an adjustable stop with a projecting knife or hook that holds a piece of work on the bench.

CONT

Blocking knife.... The blade is forged to an iron bar varying in length from 1 to 4 ft. This bar has a hook at one end, and a handle, often T-shaped, at the other. The hook engages with an eye-bolt fixed to a bench or stool to form a hinge. In operation, one hand holds the wood to be shaped, while the other, by moving the knife up and down, pares away the unwanted wood, using the bar as a lever. The longer [size]... is used by cloggers, brush, and by boot-last and boot-tree makers; the smaller sizes are used for shaping rake tines, tent pegs, wooden spoons, etc.

OBS

All the terms listed above, except "bench knife" are common to England.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Outil à main de sabotier ou de formier, composé d'une lame pouvant prendre diverses positions autour d'une de ses extrémités formant pivot, et qui sert à dégrossir les bûches ou les ébauches.

OBS

Le découpage d'une billette, pour qu'elle s'adapte au pied humain, demande de l'habileté et de nombreux coups de lames différentes. L'avantage des couteaux à leviers utilisés pour ce découpage est que vous pouvez exercer un gros effort sur la lame tout en présentant le bois sous n'importe quel angle.

Spanish

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Record 15 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

circuits freinage

Spanish

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Record 16 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
CONT

If an airport is to handle large volumes of international and domestic passengers, a three-level operation might be justified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
OBS

Le système le plus simple place tous les locaux affectés à la fonction d'échange à un seul niveau, celui de l'aire de trafic et de l'esplanade d'accès.

Spanish

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