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HOLDING STACK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pulp and Paper
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- riffling 1, record 1, English, riffling
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to riffle : to leaf or thumb(a stack of pieces of paper) by holding in one hand and sliding the thumb of the other hand along the edge so as to release sheets successively from the pressure of the thumb or by holding against a flat surface and thumbing similarly by lifting one side or corner with the thumb of the same hand. 2, record 1, English, - riffling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pâtes et papier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effeuillage
1, record 1, French, effeuillage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ventilation 2, record 1, French, ventilation
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effeuillage du paquet d'étiquettes. [...] Cette opération est absolument nécessaire car elle permet de décoller les étiquettes les unes des autres, celles-ci pouvant être collées soit par les couleurs soit par les vernis d'une part et, d'autre part, pouvant être attachées les unes aux autres par suite d'un découpage défectueux au massicot. 1, record 1, French, - effeuillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«ventilation» : Cette adhérence des étiquettes entre elles est due aussi à des phénomènes d'électrisation ou des effets de ventouse. L'imprimeur spécialiste y remédiera en ventilant les étiquettes après découpe. 1, record 1, French, - effeuillage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-08-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Traffic Control
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- holding stack
1, record 2, English, holding%20stack
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stack 2, record 2, English, stack
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A number of aircraft holding at a common fix with vertical separation. 3, record 2, English, - holding%20stack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An aircraft leaves the holding stack(a series of elliptical patterns flown at assigned altitudes while awaiting clearance to land), if there is one, and approaches a runway through an outer and an inner marker. Airport surveillance radar and approach lights are used to assist the pilot. 4, record 2, English, - holding%20stack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
holding stack : term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO). 5, record 2, English, - holding%20stack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
holding stack; stack : terms and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 6, record 2, English, - holding%20stack
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Circulation et trafic aériens
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pile d'attente
1, record 2, French, pile%20d%27attente
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pile 2, record 2, French, pile
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- file d'attente 3, record 2, French, file%20d%27attente
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des aéronefs évoluant à diverses altitudes sur des trajectoires d'attente dans un espace spécifié par le contrôle de la circulation aérienne. 4, record 2, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si plusieurs aéronefs sont en attente, ils circulent sur leurs «hippodromes» respectifs, en formant une pile d'attente où leurs altitudes s'étagent de 300 en 300 m. 3, record 2, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pile d'attente : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 5, record 2, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pile d'attente; pile : termes normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne. 6, record 2, French, - pile%20d%27attente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Control de tránsito aéreo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pila de espera
1, record 2, Spanish, pila%20de%20espera
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pila de espera: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 2, Spanish, - pila%20de%20espera
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Palletization
- Materials Storage Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- back-to-back compartments
1, record 3, English, back%2Dto%2Dback%20compartments
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A storage system having for stored molded articles during curing a storage unit containing in opposite sides a pair of back-to-back compartments each presenting for holding a stack of molded articles on pallets in vertically spaced relation a plurality of vertically spaced rows of laterally spaced support arms. 1, record 3, English, - back%2Dto%2Dback%20compartments
Record 3, Key term(s)
- back to back compartments
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Palettisation
- Matériel de stockage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- alvéoles dos à dos
1, record 3, French, alv%C3%A9oles%20dos%20%C3%A0%20dos
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En profondeur pour rayonnages en dos à dos : minimum 100 mm entre 2 charges. 2, record 3, French, - alv%C3%A9oles%20dos%20%C3%A0%20dos
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
alvéole : Il est à noter que la forme au masculin est vieillie. 3, record 3, French, - alv%C3%A9oles%20dos%20%C3%A0%20dos
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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