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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A vocabulary in which the entries are arranged systematically, for example, by subject area, and which is generally accompanied by an index.

OBS

classified vocabulary: term officially approved by the Terminology Branch, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Vocabulaire dont les termes sont présentés dans un ordre logique (par exemple, selon la hiérarchie des notions) et généralement accompagné d'un index.

OBS

vocabulaire systématique : terme uniformisé par la Direction de la terminologie, Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Library Science (General)
OBS

Toronto Info Globe. First edition, 1998. Fourth and last edition, 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Federal Laws and Legal Documents
OBS

The Index to Canadian Legal Literature(ICLL) is a bilingual index and bibliography of English and French Canadian legal literature including articles, monographs, government publications, audio-visual materials, case comments and annotations. It is classified according to Library of Congress Subject Headings and the Répertoire de vedettes-matière. ICLL coverage begins in 1987 and is updated monthly.

OBS

Title: Index to Canadian legal literature, 1985-2000 / [co-editors, Guy Cloutier, Enid Lesser] / Index à la documentation juridique au Canada, 1985-2000 / [co-rédacteurs, Guy Cloutier et de Enid Lesser]. Published: Toronto, Ont.: Carswell, 2001.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Lois et documents juridiques fédéraux
OBS

Index de la documentation juridique au Canada = Index to Canadian Legal Literature [...]. Dépouille tous les périodiques juridiques canadiens. Mise à jour via Canadian Current Law. À la fin de l'année, un volume relié remplace les numéros parus dans l'année. Disponible sur informatique via le réseau QL (base ICLL, remonte à 1987). On y trouve également le signalement des monographies.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
OBS

Published by the National Library of Canada

OBS

Twice a year. Third edition : supplement, 1995. Ottawa. Prefatory matter bilingual. Contents : Canadian Subject Headings.-English-French Index.-French-English Index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
OBS

Troisième édition : supplément, 1995. Deux fois par année. Ottawa. Texte de présentation et index bilingues, vedettes-matières en anglais. Sommaire : Canadian Subject Headings. - Index anglais-français. - Index français-anglais.

Key term(s)
  • Vedettes-matières canadiennes

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

An alphabetical or subject index cut into the front edges of a book to facilitate quick reference.

Key term(s)
  • thumb-index

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Répertoire ou index sur la tranche de gouttière d'un livre dont les encoches sont approximativement l'empreinte du pouce.

Key term(s)
  • index à encoche

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
OBS

Library of Parliament.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
OBS

Bibliothèque du Parlement.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Chemistry
OBS

CA Search and Chemical Abstracts are registered trademarks of the American Chemical Society. CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS®(File 204 of Dialog Database). The CA SEARCH® : Chemical Abstracts® database includes over 17 million citations to the worldwide literature of chemistry and its applications from 1967 forward. CA SEARCH corresponds to the bibliographic information and complete indexing found in the print Chemical Abstracts® published by CAS®(Chemical Abstracts Service). The controlled vocabulary CA General Subject Index Headings, related general subject terminology from the CA Index Guide, and CAS® Registry Numbers, each with its modifying phrase are included. Chemical substances are represented by CAS® Registry Numbers, unique numbers assigned to each specific chemical compound : corresponding substance information may be searched in the DIALOG chemical substance files such as CHEMSEARCHTM(File 398). All records from the 8th Collective Index(CI) period forward are contained in File 399; Files 308-314 contain records from the individual CI periods as indicated in the File Data.

Key term(s)
  • Chemical Abstracts Searcch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Chimie

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

In radio transmission, a surface wave that propagates close to the surface of the Earth.

OBS

The Earth has one refractive index and the atmosphere has another, thus constituting an interface that supports surface wave transmission. These refractive indices are subject to spatial and temporal changes. Ground waves do not include ionospheric and tropospheric waves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

En radiodétection, signal reçu directement de l'émetteur par le récepteur d'un radiodétecteur.

OBS

onde directe : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

All rates in fiscal years 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 are subject to adjustment on each anniversary date of the contract award date to a maximum upward ceiling equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index(CPI) over the previous calendar year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
CONT

Tous les tarifs des exercices financiers 1998-1999 à 2000-2001 peuvent être rajustés à chaque date anniversaire de l'attribution du marché, jusqu'à concurrence d'un plafond maximum à la hausse égal à l'augmentation de l'Indice des prix à la consommation (IPC) au cours de l'année civile précédente.

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
CONT

The Subject Matter Index is a comprehensive extensively cross-referenced alphabetical listing of all general and particular subject matters and their classification, covering the entire field of Technology...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
OBS

catalogue-sujets : Terme proposé par M. James Tomlinson, bibliothécaire, Bureau des traductions, Québec.

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

An index in which all the terms are ordered to reflect the systematic relations between the concepts of a specific subject field.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Index dans lequel tous les termes sont organisés de façon à refléter les relations systémiques entre les différents concepts d'un domaine spécifique.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • CBRNE Weapons
OBS

Published in 1994 by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Armes CBRNE
OBS

Publié en 1994 par le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international.

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • CBRNE Weapons
OBS

Title of a publication prepared in 1994 which is a compilation of working papers done from 1976 to 1993 by the Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Armes CBRNE
OBS

Titre d'une publication préparée en 1994 et qui consiste en une compilation de documents de travail faits de 1976 à 1993 par la Direction de la non-prolifération et du contrôle des armements et du désarmement, ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international.

Spanish

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Record 14 1998-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science (General)
DEF

Entry in an index or other form of record of the same subject matter under two or more distinct aspects of it or under two headings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 15 1996-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
OBS

1869-1870. Information found in DOBIS in the subject headings index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
OBS

Renseignement retrouvé dans DOBIS.

Spanish

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Record 16 1996-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
Key term(s)
  • computer-produced alphabetical subject index

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
OBS

Source [CISTI - 1978/03/26]

Key term(s)
  • index-matière alphabétique
  • index matière alphabétique

Spanish

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Record 17 1994-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Spanish

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Record 18 1994-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie
OBS

Source(s) : Lexique Justice.

Key term(s)
  • index des matières

Spanish

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Record 19 1993-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Federal Administration
CONT

Appendix B contains an index of information available from the central agencies and other sources. The index gives more details on this subject and lists sources of literature, training aids and training for departmental personnel involved in employee-benefit planning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

L'appendice B comprend un index de l'information disponible dans les organismes centraux. Il donne de plus amples renseignements sur ce sujet et une liste des sources de matériel didactique et de formation pour le personnel des ministères qui participe à la planification des avantages sociaux des employés.

OBS

Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/Ressources humaines.

Spanish

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Record 20 1991-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
OBS

Title of a periodical published by Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., New York.

OBS

A subject index to worldwide English-language, French-language, German-language, Italian-language, Portuguese-language, and Spanish language public policy literature. Formed as of January 1991 by the merger of PAIS Bulletin and PAIS Foreign Language Index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
OBS

Titre d'une revue publiée par Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., New York.

Spanish

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Record 21 1991-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
OBS

An instrument that pays interest at a lower-than-market rate reflecting a real rate of return to investor, while the amount owing in respect of the instrument is subject to adjustments linked to changes in the purchasing power of money as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
OBS

Expression à définir dans l'article 248(1) de la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu.

OBS

Source : communiqué 91-014. Ministère des Finances.

Spanish

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Record 22 1991-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • Business and Administrative Documents
OBS

Index that summarizes the contents of the Main Base by subject and sources publications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
OBS

Répertoire qui résume le contenu de la base principale selon le sujet de la source.

Spanish

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Record 23 1989-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
CONT

Ensuring the creation and maintenance of the alphabetical master relative subject and cross reference index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

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Record 24 1989-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
DEF

(...) a catalogue of the subjects of the files in a records office arranged alphabetically just as it is of books in a library and for the same purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
DEF

(...) un répertoire des rubriques des dossiers conservés par le service des dossiers, établi par ordre alphabétique, tout comme le catalogue d'une bibliothèque, pour fins de recherches.

Spanish

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Record 25 1986-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

this is a metal card index cabinet which is used for the numerical, subject classification and alphabetical name indices. It holds varial sizes of index cards in movable trays

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
OBS

Voir catalogue Wilson 1980 et catalogue Manufrance.

Spanish

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Record 26 1985-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Customs and Excise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Douanes et accise

Spanish

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Record 27 1984-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Document Classification (Library Science)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

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Record 28 1979-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Photoelectrochemical Studies of Solvated Electron Interactions with Biological Systems. ... An approach employing hydrated electron photoemission from a mercury electrode and potentiostatic chronoamperometric monitoring of the associated electrochemical processes has been applied to the study of the hydrated electron scavenging reactions of simple biological molecules.

OBS

"Photo-electrochemistry" was found in the subject index of BOCEL. Term was not repeated in text.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Partie de la photochimie étudiant les propriétés électrochimiques de molécules excitées.

Spanish

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Record 29 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science
DEF

making index entries once only for every sought term found in the hierarchy of a subject in a classification scheme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie

Spanish

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Record 30 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie

Spanish

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Record 31 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Library Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bibliothéconomie

Spanish

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