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Record 1 2018-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Safety
CONT

Block proving through axle counter is a system which provides automatic clearance of block section, by using axle counter to define and clear the block section. The in count of axles at advanced starter signal of the sending end station and out count at home signal of receiving end station provides a check of complete arrival of a train and proves block clearance automatically. It has been experienced that provision of block proving by axle counter not only enhances safety but also increases line capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
CONT

[Il] explique les causes de l'accident de Péage et montre comment il a déterminé des décisions techniques pour améliorer le système mis en cause : sur le réseau du PLM il n'y avait pas d'«enclenchement de continuité», c'est-à-dire que le sémaphore permettant l'entrée dans un canton et celui marquant la sortie du canton n'étaient pas automatiquement liés, ce qui permettait au «bloqueur» de «rendre voie libre» en manœuvrant le sémaphore d'entrée dans un canton occupé par un train.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
DEF

A system bringing fiber optic cables and telecommunications services to residential subscriber premises.

CONT

Fiber to the home(FTTH) is a fiber optic communication delivery form where the fiber extends from a central office to the boundary of a home living space or business office. Once it reaches the home or business office, the signal is conveyed throughout the space using coaxial cable, wireless, optical fibers or power line communication.

OBS

The main benefit of fiber to the home is providing faster connection speeds and higher carrying capacity than twisted pair conductors, coaxial cable, or digital subscriber line (DSL).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Desserte par fibre d'un point de terminaison situé dans les locaux de l'abonné.

OBS

desserte par fibre de l'abonné; DFA; fibre jusqu'à l'abonné : termes, sigle et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 9 août 2013.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
DEF

A fixed signal at the entrance of a route or block to govern trains or engines entering and using that route or block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
DEF

Signal qui commande l'entrée d'un train dans une gare.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Damara zebra. Equus burchelli antiquorum. Weight : 640-750 lbs. Height at shoulder : 47"-55". Color : black and white or yellowish striped with shadow stripes, unstriped belly and lower legs-Short bristle-like mane. Group : harem 1 stallion with 2-6 mares and young-mares associate with 1 stallion for life-mares hierarchy in order of acquisition by stallion-bachelors singly or in bachelor herd-perform social grooming, scrapping and nibbling neck, shoulders & back-oldest mare leads family with stallion at rear to protect and direct-herd adjusts pace to sick or crippled members. Associations : gregarious, form large herds in several hundreds often with wildebeest, antelope and ostriches. Speed : up to 40 mi./hr. Alarm signal : yelping bark. Lifespan : over 20 yrs; Sexual maturity : 2. 5-3 Mating : only harem stallion mates-pregnancies can occur once a year but usually at 2 or 3 yrs. Gestation : 370 days. Young : usually one, mother keeps rest of herd away several days until foal imprints on herd. Diet : savanna grasses, occasionally browse leaves, bark, roots and stems-graze singly at night for about 1 hr at a time-water during day. Habitat/range-Savannah grasslands of eastern Africa-home range 11 mi. sq.-232 mi. sq.-may cover 10 mi./day

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Zèbre Damara : Taille : 130 - 150 centimètres. Poids : 220 - 230 kilogrammes. Régime : Herbivore. Gestation : 12 mois. Longévité : 25 ans. Nom latin : Equus burchell's. Cri : Hennit et pousse son cri. Famille : Équidé. Généalogie : femelle; zèbrelle; petit; zèbreau. Habitat : Régions boisées, et pâturages. Répartition géographique : Éthiopie, Angola, Afrique.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
OBS

receives the signal transmitted by the electronic bracelet of a home arrest person.

Key term(s)
  • electronic monitoring device
  • electronic monitoring ring
  • electronic ring

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Le boulet virtuel du délinquant en prison à domicile est muni d'une boucle radio qui émet un bip périodique vers un boîtier mouchard lui-même relié à un central de surveillance.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Marketing
OBS

The video-on-demand model takes advantage of some form of two-way communication between the home and the video source, which could be a low-bandwidth back channel on a CATV path or a phone line with sufficient bandwidth to carry a compressed video signal. The home may be furnished with a low-cost box, which accepts signals from a hand-held control and which transmits the appropriate status to the video control center. The viewer uses the hand-held control to navigate a selection menu and choose a program. Shortly after the selection is made, the program begins playing. During the course of the movie the viewer is able to pause, reposition, and use other VCR-like controls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Commercialisation
DEF

Chaîne de télévision offrant des films sur commande par un client à la maison. Le ou les films sélectionnés sont tarifés mensuellement à l'abonné.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A "user-friendly" method of delivering discretionary services to a subscriber household-discretionary signals are delivered in unscrambled form from the head end to an interdiction(trapping) unit(an addressable "interdiction" box) outside the home. Licensee is able to remotely control from the head end the signals received by each home, i. e. if subscriber does not want a discretionary tier, licensee adds an "interfering signal" to scramble the signals on that tier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

(...) façon conviviale de livrer des services facultatifs au domicile d'un abonné. Les signaux facultatifs sont acheminés en clair, à partir de la tête de ligne, à un télé-interrupteur situé à l'extérieur du domicile. Le titulaire peut ainsi contrôler, de sa tête de ligne, tous les signaux reçus dans une maison, c.-à-d. si un abonné ne désire pas recevoir un volet facultatif, le titulaire ajoute un signal interférent qui brouille les signaux de ce volet.

Spanish

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