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LENGTH INTERNATIONAL STANDARD [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Transport
DEF

An exchange of digital data using selectively addressed Comm-A interrogations and/or Comm-B replies.

OBS

standard length message; SLM : term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Échange de données numériques utilisant des interrogations Comm-A et/ou des réponses Comm-B à adresse sélective.

OBS

message de longueur standard; SLM : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Intercambio de datos digitales mediante interrogaciones Com-A selectivamente dirigidas o mediante respuestas Com-B.

OBS

mensaje de longitud normal; SLM: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1998-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
OBS

international (measurement) standard: Standard recognized by an international agreement to serve internationally as the basis for assigning values to other standards of the quantity concerned.

OBS

international (national) prototype: The former name of the international or national standards of length and mass in the metric decimal system of units of measurement: International prototype metre, International prototype kilogram.

OBS

The term "prototype" in the above sense has a purely historical value and should not be used in official documents concerning current standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

étalon international : Étalon reconnu par un accord international pour servir de base internationale à l'attribution de valeurs aux autres étalons de la grandeur concernée.

OBS

prototype international (national) : Ancienne dénomination des étalons internationaux ou nationaux de longueur et de masse dans le Système métrique décimal d'unités de mesure : Prototype international du mètre -prototype international du kilogramme.

OBS

Le terme «prototype», dans le sens ci-dessus, a uniquement une valeur historique et ne devrait pas être utilisé dans les documents officiels concernant les étalons contemporains.

Spanish

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