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INITIAL VALIDATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The process of verifying the relative position of a new track using passive information by comparing it to the relative position obtained by active interrogation. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

initial validation : term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Vérification de la position relative d'une nouvelle piste établie à l'aide de renseignements passifs, par comparaison avec la position relative obtenue à la suite d'une interrogation active. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

validation initiale : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Proceso de verificación de la posición relativa de un nuevo rastro utilizando información pasiva, comparándolo con la posición relativa obtenida a partir de la interrogación activa. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

validación inicial: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1985-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A computer program used to simulate the execution characteristics of a target computer using a sequence of instructions of a host computer. The instruction simulator provides bit-for-bit fidelity with the results that would be produced by the target computer following the same operations and initial conditions. Instruction simulators are a major tool used in the verification and validation of flight software.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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