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HEAD END EQUIPMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-10-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Radio Broadcasting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- local head end
1, record 1, English, local%20head%20end
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a) the equipment and facilities at any specific location that are used for the reception and processing of programming services that are transmitted by local television stations or, if there are no such stations, by regional television stations, and that are distributed by the licensee, and for the processing of other services that are distributed by the licensee, or b) where there is more than one such location, the head end that receives the majority of the programming services referred to in paragraph a).... 1, record 1, English, - local%20head%20end
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Radiodiffusion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tête de ligne locale
1, record 1, French, t%C3%AAte%20de%20ligne%20locale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Selon le cas : a) l'équipement et les installations qui se trouvent à un endroit précis et qui sont utilisés, d'une part, pour la réception et le traitement des services de programmation qui sont transmis par les stations de télévision locales ou, à défaut de telles stations, par les stations de télévision régionales, et qui sont distribués par le titulaire et, d'autre part, pour le traitement d'autres services distribués par le titulaire; b) lorsque l'équipement et les installations se trouvent à plus d'un endroit, la tête de ligne qui reçoit la majorité des services de programmation visés à l'alinéa a). 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte%20de%20ligne%20locale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- double-end tenoner
1, record 2, English, double%2Dend%20tenoner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- double end tenoner 2, record 2, English, double%20end%20tenoner
- double-end shaping machine 3, record 2, English, double%2Dend%20shaping%20machine
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The double-end tenoner... is designed to handle stock that has been previously sorted to length. The workpiece is carried through the machine on two traveling chains and is held down in the cutting zone by two rubber-faced, overhead, traveling chains that are supported by two pressure bars.... Standard cutterhead equipment installed on each end of the double-end tenoner would include one tilting cut-off saw, one top horizontal tenon head, one bottom horizontal tenon head, and one tilting vertical cope head, all in the order named. 4, record 2, English, - double%2Dend%20tenoner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenonneuse double
1, record 2, French, tenonneuse%20double
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tenonneuse à alimentation automatique ou semi-automatique, constituée de deux machines simples à écartement réglable, montées sur une base commune, permettant l'usinage simultané de deux tenons à chaque extrémité d'une pièce (...) 1, record 2, French, - tenonneuse%20double
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outre la fabrication de tenons, la tenonneuse double peut effectuer de nombreuses autres opérations d'usinage (rainurage, moulurage, profilage, perçage, défonçage) par l'adjonction d'outils et d'accessoires. 1, record 2, French, - tenonneuse%20double
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tenoneuse double
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-05-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- head end equipment 1, record 3, English, head%20end%20equipment
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fourgon à bagages en tête de train
1, record 3, French, fourgon%20%C3%A0%20bagages%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20train
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'un fourgon à bagages placé généralement en tête de train. Par opposition au «full end door car» situé en queue du train. 1, record 3, French, - fourgon%20%C3%A0%20bagages%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20train
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On peut rendre «head end equipment» par fourgon à bagages en tête de train ou adapter selon la phrase. 1, record 3, French, - fourgon%20%C3%A0%20bagages%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20train
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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