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HOME ELECTRONIC SYSTEM [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Internet and Telematics
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smart home
1, record 1, English, smart%20home
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- smart house 2, record 1, English, smart%20house
correct
- intelligent home 3, record 1, English, intelligent%20home
correct
- intelligent house 4, record 1, English, intelligent%20house
correct
- automated home 5, record 1, English, automated%20home
correct
- automated house 5, record 1, English, automated%20house
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dwelling containing an automated system to control functions such as security systems, zone heating and cooling appliances, and entertainment system, and to facilitate communication. 6, record 1, English, - smart%20home
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A smart home or building is a home or building, usually a new one, that is equipped with special structured wiring to enable occupants to remotely control or program an array of automated home electronic devices by entering a single command. For example, a homeowner on vacation can use a Touchtone phone to arm a home security system, control temperature gauges, switch appliances on or off, control lighting, program a home theater or entertainment system, and perform many other tasks. 7, record 1, English, - smart%20home
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Internet et télématique
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison intelligente
1, record 1, French, maison%20intelligente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maison communicante 2, record 1, French, maison%20communicante
correct, feminine noun
- maison informatisée 3, record 1, French, maison%20informatis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- maison robotisée 3, record 1, French, maison%20robotis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habitation dotée de systèmes automatisés commandant, entre autres, le système de sécurité, le chauffage et la climatisation des zones, les appareils de divertissement, etc. et facilitant la communication. 4, record 1, French, - maison%20intelligente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une maison intelligente, appelée aussi «maison informatisée» ou «robotisée», est en fait une maison construite de façon à contrôler les systèmes de chauffage, d'éclairage, de climatisation, de sécurité, etc. Une fois le réseau de câbles électriques installé, puis relié à un ordinateur central doté d'un modem téléphonique, on peut commander une action à distance. 3, record 1, French, - maison%20intelligente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Internet y telemática
- Automatización y aplicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- casa inteligente
1, record 1, Spanish, casa%20inteligente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electronic wrist monitoring device
1, record 2, English, electronic%20wrist%20monitoring%20device
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wrist bracelet 2, record 2, English, wrist%20bracelet
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Electronic ankle or wrist monitoring devices track an offender's location in proximity to his home by global positioning system(GPS) technology. The monitor is usually locked and cuffed to the individual' s ankle or wrist. Law enforcement monitors the subject's location on a computer display. 1, record 2, English, - electronic%20wrist%20monitoring%20device
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] inmates wear a wrist bracelet which issues a signal every 2 seconds and is caught by RFID [radio frequency identification] readers deployed throughout the facility. 2, record 2, English, - electronic%20wrist%20monitoring%20device
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bracelet électronique
1, record 2, French, bracelet%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bracelet bipeur 2, record 2, French, bracelet%20bipeur
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La surveillance électronique est une façon d'exécuter une peine de prison. En cas de surveillance électronique, vous ne séjournez pas en prison mais vous portez un bracelet électronique. Ce bracelet est placé à la prison. Vous recevez également chez vous un box de surveillance. Le bracelet envoie un signal via le box de surveillance à un ordinateur central qui enregistre si vous êtes à la maison ou non. 3, record 2, French, - bracelet%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pulsera electrónica
1, record 2, Spanish, pulsera%20electr%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- brazalete electrónico 2, record 2, Spanish, brazalete%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo que se coloca en la muñeca [...] de los reclusos para controlar a distancia su ubicación. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pulsera%20electr%C3%B3nica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El sistema se activa cuando el interno sale del centro penitenciario y emite una señal que recoge un receptor conectado a la penitenciaría y al domicilio del recluso. El dispositivo permite saber de forma inmediata si el penado incumple el reglamento y abandona su domicilio o, en los casos de orden de alejamiento, la alarma se activa cuando el recluso se acerca a la persona o lugar del que debe mantenerse alejado. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pulsera%20electr%C3%B3nica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A pesar de que la mayoría de los diccionarios indican que "brazalete" y "pulsera" se usan en la muñeca, en el contexto penitenciario se emplean tanto para la muñeca como para el tobillo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - pulsera%20electr%C3%B3nica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telecommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- information highway
1, record 3, English, information%20highway
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- information superhighway 2, record 3, English, information%20superhighway
correct
- data highway 3, record 3, English, data%20highway
correct
- information freeway 4, record 3, English, information%20freeway
correct
- info highway 5, record 3, English, info%20highway
correct
- I-way 6, record 3, English, I%2Dway
correct
- Infobahn 7, record 3, English, Infobahn
correct, see observation
- electronic highway 8, record 3, English, electronic%20highway
correct, see observation
- infobahn 9, record 3, English, infobahn
correct, see observation
- electronic superhighway 10, record 3, English, electronic%20superhighway
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The convergence of telephone, cable, broadcasting and computers into a stream of information and entertainment products deliverable over the air, by cable TV or phone lines or satellite. 11, record 3, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With its numerous parallel channels, the electronic highway is the realization of McLuhan’s dream of a global village. Its components are telephony, cable and microwave broadcasting, satellites and optical fibres. 11, record 3, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... an electronic highway system, as varied in its capacity and uses as is our national system of roads : a network for all of us to use in seeking vital information, government services, community participation, health care, police protection, education material, entertainment, even home shopping and banking services, allowing us to strengthen our common values and national identity [Honourable Perrin Beatty, Minister of Communications at the Vancouver INTERCOM conference, on February 23, 1993]. 12, record 3, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "Infobahn" is a German borrowing frequently used in the Canadian and American press. It has recently undergone a semantic shift to mean "a high speed computer network" (CAOXD, 1998). The term "electronic highway" comes to information technology from the field of road transportation where it refers to an electronically-controlled highway (traffic flow and user security). 12, record 3, English, - information%20highway
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Télécommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- inforoute
1, record 3, French, inforoute
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- autoroute de l'information 2, record 3, French, autoroute%20de%20l%27information
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute informatique 3, record 3, French, autoroute%20informatique
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute numérique 3, record 3, French, autoroute%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute informationnelle 4, record 3, French, autoroute%20informationnelle
feminine noun
- autoroute électronique 5, record 3, French, autoroute%20%C3%A9lectronique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de moyens de télécommunication et d'informatique destinés à offrir au plus grand nombre possible d'usagers le plus grand nombre possible de services à grand débit, y compris des services audiovisuels. 6, record 3, French, - inforoute
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La télématique] mène à la création de ce qu'on appelle une «autoroute électronique» (sic) reliant les ordinateurs de bureau, de l'usine, de l'école, de la maison et du véhicule. [...] ses éléments structurants : la téléphonie, la câblo-distribution, les satellites, la transmission ordinaire par voie hertzienne et, enfin, la fibre optique. 7, record 3, French, - inforoute
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les inforoutes sont prévues pour constituer une «infrastructure mondiale de l'information». 6, record 3, French, - inforoute
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
France Télécom s'engage sur les inforoutes avec prudence. Le réseau Numéris, qui véhicule à la fois le téléphone, les données et les images (rudimentaires) du visiophone, est une sorte de préfiguration des inforoutes avec toutefois un débit nettement moins élevé. 8, record 3, French, - inforoute
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autoroute électronique : le sens propre du terme est «autoroute munie de systèmes de surveillance électronique de la circulation et de la sécurité des voyageurs». L'emploi de ce terme en technologie de l'information prête à confusion. 9, record 3, French, - inforoute
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- autopista de información
1, record 3, Spanish, autopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- autopista electrónica 2, record 3, Spanish, autopista%20electr%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun, Argentina, Mexico
- superautopista de información 3, record 3, Spanish, superautopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- infopista 3, record 3, Spanish, infopista
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
- supercarretera de información 3, record 3, Spanish, supercarretera%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- inforuta 4, record 3, Spanish, inforuta
correct, feminine noun, Argentina
- infopista 3, record 3, Spanish, infopista
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema informático y de telecomunicaciones por el que circula información de naturaleza multimedia (texto, imágenes, video y sonido digitalizado, conversaciones en tiempo real) accesible por usuarios interconectados desde cualquier parte del mundo. 5, record 3, Spanish, - autopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Control Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
- Applications of Automation
- Applications of Electronics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- home electronic system
1, record 4, English, home%20electronic%20system
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For residential buildings, the goals are to make life more comfortable and pleasant for residents, enhance the safety of people and property, optimize electricity consumption, and automate heating air conditioning, and lighting... New products, including the new Stab-lok and the Surgebreaker Plus help protect increasingly sophisticated home electronic products and systems - and the people who use them. 1, record 4, English, - home%20electronic%20system
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term often used in plural. 2, record 4, English, - home%20electronic%20system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes cybernétiques de contrôle et de commande
- Automatisation et applications
- Applications de l'électronique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système électronique domestique
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- système électronique résidentiel 2, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20r%C3%A9sidentiel
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les propriétaires et locateurs européens [...] se rendent compte que grâce à des systèmes [de construction] plus «intelligents» ils pourront réaliser une économie d'énergie et bénéficier de primes d'assurance réduites et par là même récupérer à long terme leur investissement initial. [...] le groupe de travail des Systèmes électroniques domestiques [...] demeure préoccupé principalement par les systèmes de commande des trois niveaux supérieurs du modèle d'interconnexion des systèmes ouverts (OSI) : la couche physique, la liaison de données et le réseau-- il [...] reste encore à étudier toute la gamme des services multimédias, interactifs et des services sur demande qui seront bientôt nécessaires. 3, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]. Publication de 4 rapports techniques sur les systèmes électroniques domestiques. 4, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes souvent utilisés au pluriel. 2, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9lectronique%20domestique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-07-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- simple interface
1, record 5, English, simple%20interface
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- SI 1, record 5, English, SI
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Standardized interface above the application layer to be used for and by simple devices such as actuators and sensors within a Home Electronic System(HES). The SI offers only one/zero commands and accepts only one/zero entries. The specification of the SI includes the necessary mechanical, electrical, functional and procedural characteristics of the interface.(ISO/IEC, N3835, Dec. 1995). 1, record 5, English, - simple%20interface
Record 5, Key term(s)
- SI device
- SI connection
- SI wires
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- interface simple
1, record 5, French, interface%20simple
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-01-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Applications of Automation
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pay-by-phone
1, record 6, English, pay%2Dby%2Dphone
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- PBP 2, record 6, English, PBP
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- telephone bill payment 3, record 6, English, telephone%20bill%20payment
correct, see observation
- TBP 4, record 6, English, TBP
correct
- TBP 4, record 6, English, TBP
- bank-by-phone 5, record 6, English, bank%2Dby%2Dphone
correct
- bank by phone 6, record 6, English, bank%20by%20phone
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system which allows bank customers to pay their bills through fund transfers initiated from the home. Verbal or electronic instructions are sent by customers to their bank using ordinary domestic telephones. 7, record 6, English, - pay%2Dby%2Dphone
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the Farmers and Mechanics Savings of Minneapolis began offering the first pay-by-phone service. 8, record 6, English, - pay%2Dby%2Dphone
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Telephone bill payment is the more formal name for pay-by-phone. 7, record 6, English, - pay%2Dby%2Dphone
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Automatisation et applications
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- banque par téléphone
1, record 6, French, banque%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Banque par téléphone. Le meilleur exemple de ces services aux Etats-Unis est la Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank à Minneapolis dans le Minnesota. Commencé tôt cette année, ce service permet aux clients de la banque de payer leurs factures par téléphone. 2, record 6, French, - banque%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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