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HARD PHONE [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- positive hit
1, record 1, English, positive%20hit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When an electronic or hard copy system is queried using search criteria, a record is found matching sufficient criteria to confirm that it is the correct record, e. g. a search to identify a certain individual with the search criteria "Name : John Smith, DOB(date of birth) : 1962-01-16" may return 10 hits matching the name "John Smith, "but a positive hit will also include a matching DOB, or if the DOB is not available, a positive hit will also match at least two other pieces of identifying data, such as address and phone number. 1, record 1, English, - positive%20hit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- correspondance positive
1, record 1, French, correspondance%20positive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cadre d'une requête envoyée à un système électronique ou de copie papier au moyen de critères de recherche, dossier correspondant à suffisamment de critères pour confirmer qu'il s'agit du bon dossier, p. ex. une recherche pour identifier une personne avec les critères « Nom : Smith, DDN (date de naissance) : 1962-01-16 » peut renvoyer 10 correspondances qui correspondent au nom « John Smith », mais une correspondance positive comprend une correspondance avec la DDN ou, si la DDN n'est pas disponible, avec au moins deux autres éléments de données d'identification comme l'adresse et le numéro de téléphone. 1, record 1, French, - correspondance%20positive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Communication and Information Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grass-roots communications
1, record 2, English, grass%2Droots%20communications
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Communication, in the context of the Act, involves verbal(e. g., arranged meetings, phone calls, informal communication, and grass-roots communications) or written(hard copy or electronic format) contact with a public office holder. 1, record 2, English, - grass%2Droots%20communications
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- communications populaires
1, record 2, French, communications%20populaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces recherches permettent d’expérimenter certaines stratégies encore trop nouvelles pour faire partie des communications populaires d’aujourd’hui. 1, record 2, French, - communications%20populaires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- IP phone
1, record 3, English, IP%20phone
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- VoIP phone 2, record 3, English, VoIP%20phone
correct, see observation
- hardphone 3, record 3, English, hardphone
correct
- hard phone 4, record 3, English, hard%20phone
correct
- IP telephone 5, record 3, English, IP%20telephone
correct
- VoIP telephone 6, record 3, English, VoIP%20telephone
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A telephone set designed specifically for use in a voice over IP (VoIP) system by converting standard telephone audio into a digital format that can be transmitted over the Internet, and by converting incoming digital phone signals from the Internet to standard telephone audio. 7, record 3, English, - IP%20phone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
IP: Internet Protocol. 8, record 3, English, - IP%20phone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
VoIP: voice over Internet Protocol. 8, record 3, English, - IP%20phone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- téléphone IP
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20IP
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- téléphone VoIP 2, record 3, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20VoIP
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Téléphone conçu spécifiquement pour la téléphonie Internet et qui convertit les signaux analogiques traditionnels en signaux numériques prêts à être transmis sur Internet et vice versa. 3, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20IP
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'acronyme «IP» vient de l'anglais «Internet Protocol». 3, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20IP
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'acronyme «VoIP» vient de l'anglais «voice over Internet Protocol». 3, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20IP
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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