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INDIRECT OBJECT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- indirect object
1, record 1, English, indirect%20object
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- objet indirect
1, record 1, French, objet%20indirect
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- indirect echo
1, record 2, English, indirect%20echo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Indirect echoes are caused when some of the outgoing radar energy is reflected from an object close to the scanner such as a funnel or mast. The echo may return by the same path or directly to the scanner. [A] false echo will appear(usually intermittently) on the display at the correct range... 2, record 2, English, - indirect%20echo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indirect echo: The plural forms are "indirect echoes" and "indirect echos." 3, record 2, English, - indirect%20echo
Record 2, Key term(s)
- indirect echoes
- indirect echos
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écho indirect
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9cho%20indirect
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Échos indirects [:] Une cible proche est généralement extraite directement, mais elle peut également être reçue comme un reflet d'une surface importante et plate. Le radar affiche alors deux échos ou plus sur l'écran, chacun à une distance différente. La fonction [de suivi des cibles] peut acquérir et suivre le faux écho s'il est détecté [...] 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9cho%20indirect
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- private trust
1, record 3, English, private%20trust
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A private trust has as its object the erection, maintenance or preservation of corporeal property or the use of property appropriated to a specific use, whether for the indirect benefit of a person or in his memory, or for some other private purpose. 1, record 3, English, - private%20trust
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fiducie d'utilité privée
1, record 3, French, fiducie%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fiducie d'utilité privée est celle qui a pour objet l'érection, l'entretien ou la conservation d'un bien corporel, ou l'utilisation d'un bien affecté à un usage déterminé, soit à l'avantage indirect d'une personne ou à sa mémoire, soit dans un autre but de nature privée. 1, record 3, French, - fiducie%20d%27utilit%C3%A9%20priv%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cost allocation method
1, record 4, English, cost%20allocation%20method
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of several techniques used to assign indirect and common costs to a cost object. 2, record 4, English, - cost%20allocation%20method
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- méthode de répartition des coûts
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9partition%20des%20co%C3%BBts
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans l'établissement du coût de revient d'un produit ou d'un service, méthode choisie pour répartir les coûts indirects ou les coûts communs entre les objets de coût. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20r%C3%A9partition%20des%20co%C3%BBts
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-02-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- detour problem
1, record 5, English, detour%20problem
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An alternative to introspection and Watsonian behaviorism was Gestalt psychology in which thought was seen as an organizational process by which a problem was reorganized or solved. Solfgang Köehler's use of the "Unweg" or detour problem is an example. In it, an animal or child must secure a desirable object by taking an indirect route, the direct route having been blocked. 1, record 5, English, - detour%20problem
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- problème détour
1, record 5, French, probl%C3%A8me%20d%C3%A9tour
masculine 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 2001-03-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- object identification services 1, record 6, English, object%20identification%20services
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Object Identification Services include those services for the recovery of location and descriptive information required to access an object. These services are required where objects are not accessible directly because of their definition through queries or other indirect references. 1, record 6, English, - object%20identification%20services
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term(s) and supporting text have been taken from a document presented as a working draft of the Technical Report on Multimedia and Hypermedia: Model and Framework. 2, record 6, English, - object%20identification%20services
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- services d'identification d'objet
1, record 6, French, services%20d%27identification%20d%27objet
proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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