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HSLA [6 records]

Record 1 2005-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

A chip design based on Dr. Coleman's high-speed logarithmic arithmetic(HSLA) that would be twice as fast as a conventional microprocessor chip.

OBS

... it is ideal for 3-D acceleration and rendering, for control systems in fly-by-wire aircraft, and for digital signal processing.

OBS

HSLA : high-speed logarithmic arithmetic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Mathématiques informatiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
DEF

Commonly known as High Strength Alloy(HSLA)-A specific class of low-alloy steels in which increased mechanical properties and, usually, good resistance to atmospheric corrosion are obtained with moderate amounts of one or more alloying elements other than carbon.

Key term(s)
  • high-strength alloy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Any restraint system other than the seat belt.

OBS

Airbags are supplemental restraint systems. So are side-impact door beams, HSLA Steels, anti-lock brakes, run-flat tires, etc.

CONT

Please keep in mind that airbags are a supplemental restraint system and must always be used in conjunction with a seat belt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Système de retenue autre que la ceinture de sécurité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ferrous Alloys
CONT

The earliest of the present-day HSLA [High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels] was "COR-TEN" brand, a steel with excellent atmospheric corrosion resistance, which was introduced by United States Steel in 1933... COR-TEN steel and other corrosion-resistant HSLA steels have been used for exposed members of buildings because the architects desired the appearance of the tightly adherent oxide coating that forms on this steel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alliages ferreux
CONT

[...] Princeton University lui commande sa première sculpture monumentale en acier cor-ten.

CONT

Depuis toujours Manuel Torres imagine et crée aussi des pièces utilitaires en fer, acier inox, cor-ten et laiton, dont des cheminées, meubles, grilles et fontaines-sculptures.

CONT

Sculpture en acier patinable (cor-ten).

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

An approach to arithmetic operations of numbers in logarithmic form, which involves two separate pieces of circuitry that operate simultancously. One performs a fast but inaccurate table look-up, while the other calculates the error associated with the look-up and corrects it. It was developed in 1996 by Dr. Nick Coleman of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in order to speed up logarithmic addition and substraction by computer chips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
OBS

Voir «calcul logarithmique» et «ultra-rapide».

Spanish

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Record 6 1983-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steel
DEF

Steel containing small amounts of niobium or vanadium and having higher strength, better low-temperature impact toughness, and, in some grades, better atmospheric corrosion resistance than carbon steel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acier
Key term(s)
  • acier faiblement allié à haute résistance
  • acier allié haute résistance
  • acier à faible alliage et à grande résistance
  • acier à grande résistance et à faible alliage

Spanish

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