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Record 1 2026-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

The filing of annual tax returns by the Canada Revenue Agency with the help of an automatic filing service is intended, for example, for vulnerable Canadians with a lower income, who may miss out on several benefits and credits if they do not file their tax return.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

La production de déclarations de revenus annuelles par l'Agence du revenu du Canada à l'aide d'un service automatisé est notamment destinée aux Canadiens et Canadiennes vulnérables et à faible revenu, qui risquent de passer à côté de plusieurs prestations et crédits s'ils ne produisent pas une déclaration.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Taxation
CONT

Tax accountants use their specialized knowledge of tax law to help clients file accurate tax returns and save money by reducing their tax liability and avoiding penalties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Expert des impôts pour les particuliers ou les entreprises, le comptable fiscaliste aide ses clients à optimiser leur imposition en veillant à respecter la loi tout en profitant de mesures d'incitation fiscale.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2023-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sales (Marketing)
CONT

Sales administrators give clerical support to the sales team. They perform a number of duties focusing on customer satisfaction and coordinating sales team activities. They track reports, file invoices, forward phone calls, greet customers, schedule appointments, follow up on sales calls, and help make sales. They also handle light bookkeeping responsibilities. Sales administrators often act as a link between the customer and the sales team. In that capacity, their duties include preparing multiple types of sales documents and producing related reports. When the sales team is out of the office, sales administrators manage their schedules and create proposals and other needed sales documents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Vente
CONT

L'administrateur des ventes est responsable de l'organisation et de la gestion des ventes, dès la réception de la commande jusqu'à la livraison finale. Il travaille ainsi en relation avec les équipes de production et de vente internes, mais également avec les clients et les fournisseurs.

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Records Management (Management)
DEF

[A plan that] lists the records in [an] office, and describes how they are organized and maintained.

CONT

A good file plan is one of the essential components of a recordkeeping system, and key to a successful records management program. It can help you : document your activities effectively; identify records consistently; retrieve records quickly; disposition records no longer needed; meet statutory and regulatory requirements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des documents (Gestion)
DEF

Plan dans lequel on liste les dossiers d'un bureau ainsi que la façon dont ils sont organisés et tenus à jour.

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Computer Hardware
OBS

Microsoft has added new file formats to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 to reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To help ensure that you can exchange documents between Microsoft Office releases, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Ouvrez, modifiez et enregistrez des documents, classeurs et présentations dans les nouveaux formats de fichier Microsoft Office Word, Excel et PowerPoint 2007.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

The optional suffix that follows a file name.

DEF

A code, very often of three letters, that forms the second part of a filename and which is separated from the filename by a period.

OBS

[It] is used to help differentiate the related files. For example, ORDER. BAS might be a Basic program for order entry; ORDER. SAV might be the executable version of ORDER. BAS; ORDER. DAT might be a data file that holds ORDER data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

Pour que CP/M puisse distinguer entre les programmes et par exemple les fichiers de texte, chacun d'entre eux doit recevoir un nom comptant jusqu'à huit caractères, complété par un nom d'extension (jusqu'à trois caractères) séparé du précédent par un point.

OBS

IBM rend le terme anglais «extension», par «suffixe». (Voir Termino 1988, volume 13, n° 1, page 524).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Código, que suele contener tres letras, que constituye la segunda parte del nombre de un archivo (fichero) y separado de la primera por un punto.

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Record 8 2000-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office-Work Organization
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

special cards or partitions that divide the file drawer into convenient alphabetic sections.... usually made of material heavier than that of the cards so that they will help support the cards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du travail de bureau
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
CONT

les fiches-guides jouent [...] pour le classement des fiches, le même rôle que les cartons-guides pour le classement des dossiers. Les fiches-guides comportent des rehaussements nécessaires à l'indexage des dossiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización del trabajo de oficina
  • Clasificación de documentos (Biblioteconomía)
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
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Record 9 1994-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

On line documentation which provides command descriptions and sequences and other information to help you use systems.

CONT

The greatest limitation to computer technology is the instruction manual. On-line "help" files are hardly any better. Tools are needed that communicate with the students/users rather than teach them.

OBS

According to Intergraph, "fichier d’aide" is translator’s preferred term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Infographie
DEF

Fichier contenant des textes d'aide pour un programme d'application, qui peuvent être affichés ou consultés à l'intérieur dudit programme.

CONT

Un bon message d'erreur, c'est idéalement celui qui permet de corriger l'erreur, d'où la nécessité d'offrir un fichier d'aide à l'élève.

Spanish

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