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IDU [9 records]

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Record 1 2018-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

IDU; IVDU : People should never be referred to as an abbreviation, such as IDU(for injecting drug users), since this is dehumanizing. Instead, the name or identity of the group should be written out in full.

OBS

intravenous drug user: note that the term "intravenous drug users" is incorrect because subcutaneous and intramuscular routes may be involved.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

CDI; UDI : Les personnes ne devraient pas être désignées par des sigles, comme CDI (pour consommateurs de drogues injectables), car ils sont déshumanisants. En revanche, le nom ou l'identité du groupe devra être écrit en toutes lettres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
OBS

Se prefiere "usuario de drogas inyectables" a "usuarios de drogas por vía intravenosa" porque algunos individuos se inyectan las drogas en un músculo y no en una vena.

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Record 2 2018-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A process whereby one or more psychoactive substances are injected directly into the body using a hypodermic needle and syringe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Processus par lequel une ou plusieurs substances psychoactives sont injectées directement dans l'organisme à l'aide d'une seringue hypodermique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
OBS

Se prefiere "uso de drogas inyectables" a "uso de drogas por vía intravenosa" porque algunos individuos se inyectan las drogas en un músculo y no en una vena.

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Record 3 - external organization data 2017-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Key term(s)
  • IDU

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-12-22

English

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

The train was equipped with a train information and braking system(TIBS) consisting of a sense and brake unit(SBU) mounted on the last car of the equipment left standing on the main track and an input and display unit(IDU) in the locomotive cab. The IDU displays the pressure in the brake pipe, emits an audible alarm when pressure drops below 48 pounds per square inch, and warns of zero brake pipe pressure. Also, movement of standing cars causes the display on the IDU to indicate the direction of movement of the car on which the IDU is mounted.... The TIBS is equipped with an emergency braking feature that can be used to remotely trigger an emergency brake application.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
DEF

Système équipé de composants radio en tête et en queue de train ayant pour fonction de surveiller et d'afficher la pression dans la conduite générale du dernier wagon, de déclencher un freinage d'urgence en queue de train à partir de la tête, et de calculer et d'afficher les mesures de distance.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-12-22

English

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

The train was equipped with a train information and braking system(TIBS) consisting of a sense and brake unit(SBU) mounted on the last car of the equipment left standing on the main track and an input and display unit(IDU) in the locomotive cab. The IDU displays the pressure in the brake pipe, emits an audible alarm when pressure drops below 48 pounds per square inch, and warns of zero brake pipe pressure. Also, movement of standing cars causes the display on the IDU to indicate the direction of movement of the car on which the IDU is mounted.

OBS

input and display unit; IDU : term and abbreviation officially approved by Canadian National(CN).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
DEF

Composant du système TIBS [système de contrôle et de freinage en queue de train] monté sur le pupitre de conduite de la locomotive.

OBS

unité d'entrée et d'affichage; UEA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Canadien National (CN).

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • IT Security
  • Banking
DEF

The identity of the intended final recipient of a cryptographic service message sent within a key distribution centre or key translation centre environment.

OBS

identifier of ultimate recipient; IDU : term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Banque
DEF

Identité du destinataire final auquel est destiné un message de service de chiffrement envoyé par un centre de distribution ou de traduction de clé.

OBS

identité du destinataire final; IDU : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] project in Lebanon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
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Record 8 1993-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Set up in CFTC (Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-Operation).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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