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Record 1 2026-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Data Banks and Databases
  • IT Security
CONT

Relational data refers to structured information that reflects the relationship between each data point in a tabular format. Each data instance is defined through a row and each property, or item that denotes the relationship between the data points, is defined as a column. Relationships are based on how the data interacts together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banques et bases de données
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Les données XML [langage de balisage extensible] sont auto-descriptives, contrairement aux données relationnelles. [...] Les données XML ont un ordre inhérent, ce qui n'est pas le cas des données relationnelles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bancos y bases de datos
  • Seguridad de IT
CONT

Los datos XML [lenguaje de marcas extensible] son jerárquicos; los datos relacionales se representan en un modelo de relaciones lógicas.

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Record 2 2025-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

An instance is a single, complete observation or data point in your dataset. It's one row in your spreadsheet, one customer in your database, or one photograph in your image collection. Each instance contains a set of features, which are the individual characteristics or measurements that describe that observation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

[...] un exemple est une collection de caractéristiques qui ont été mesurées quantitativement à partir d'un objet ou un évènement à traiter [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Warfare
  • Land Mines
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

In land mine warfare, a point on the centreline of a mine strip or row where it changes direction.

OBS

turning point: designation and definition standardized by NATO; designation officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre des mines
  • Mines terrestres
  • Destruction (Militaire)
DEF

En guerre des mines terrestre, point situé sur la ligne médiane d'une rangée de mines simple ou double et indiquant un changement de direction.

OBS

point d'inflexion : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra de minas
  • Minas terrestres
  • Destrucción (Militar)
DEF

En guerra terrestre de minas, punto de la línea media de una faja de minas donde ésta cambia de dirección.

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Record 4 2021-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
CONT

Controlling seed output at individual rows reduces overplanting in point rows and maximizes seed placement when entering/exiting headlands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
CONT

Le désaccouplement de demi-largeur de l'entraînement permet aux opérateurs de désactiver une moitié du semoir pour l'ensemencement des fins de rang ou des rangs en pointe, etc.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

Carpet manufactured on a loom on which the yarns of each weft row are wrapped on a separate spool, according to the required design. The tufts are separated from the yarns presented at the point of weaving after inserting in the substrate.

OBS

spool Axminster carpet: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Moquette fabriquée sur métier à tisser, dans lequel les fils de chaque rangée (sens trame) sont enroulés sur une bobine séparée, compte tenu du dessin recherché. Les touffes sont coupées des fils présentés aux points de tissage, après insertion dans le soubassement.

OBS

moquette Axminster à bobines : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

Carpet manufactured on a loom in which the yarn for each weftways row is wound on a separate spool as for spool Axminster weaving. Tufts severed from the yarns are inserted at the point of weaving by "grippers" as in gripper Axminster weaving.

OBS

gripper-spool Axminster carpet: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Moquette fabriquée sur métier à tisser, dans lequel le fil de chaque rangée (sens trame) est enroulé sur une bobine séparée, comme pour l'«Axminster» à bobines. Les touffes sont insérées aux points de tissage au moyen de pinces, comme pour l'«Axminster» à pinces.

OBS

moquette Axminster à bobines et pinces : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
CONT

Trickle irrigation laterals can be divided into two categories : line source emitters and point source emitters. Line source emitters are used when plants are closely spaced within a row, with rows several feet apart as with most vegetable crops.... Point source emitters are used when widely spaced point sources of water are needed, as in the case of large containers or orchard crops where the trees are spaced several feet apart in each direction. This type of system utilizes one(or more) emitting device attached to a pipeline at or near the base of the plant, irrigating a single container or a bulb of soil surrounding the root mass of one plant.

CONT

Emitters also come factory-installed in polyethylene tubing; these are often referred to as "in-line" emitters or emitter lines. Spaced 12, 18, 24, or 36 inches apart, they deliver 1/2, 1, or 2 gph and are available in non-pressure-compensating and pressure-compensating versions. Some emitter lines are infused with a small amount of herbicide to prevent root intrusion; these can be buried and used to water lawns.

Key term(s)
  • inline emitter
  • in-line dripper
  • inline dripper
  • in-line trickler
  • inline trickler
  • line emitter
  • line trickler
  • line-source emitter
  • line source dripper
  • line-source dripper
  • line source trickler
  • line-source trickler
  • dripper line
  • trickler line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Irrigation (Génie civil)
CONT

L'organe de distribution d'un réseau de micro-irrigation par goutte à goutte est le goutteur. Celui-ci peut être en ligne donc inséré sur la rampe ou en dérivation donc fiché dans la paroi de celle-ci ou relié par l'intermédiaire d'un petit tube appelé conducteur.

CONT

goutteur en ligne : Goutteurs permettant de s'installer sur micro-tuyaux en série (à la queue leu leu). Deux modèles : 2 litres/heure et 4 litres/heure.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

There are tow types of matrix multiplication : scalar-by-matrix multiplication and matrix-by-matrix multiplication. As a noun, a scalar is a single number or scale factor that all the matrix elements are multiplied by in scalar multiplication. This is used to scale down all the elements of a matrix in equal proportion. In graphics, this is used on row and column vectors that represent points in space. It moves a point radially toward or away from the origin(0, 0, 0). This is often done to put the values of x, y, and z within a range that graphics routines can more easily handle, especially when integer arithmetic is being performed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

A solution to a game matrix which yields the optimum strategy for both persons(lowest element in the row is also the highest element in the column). If no saddle point exists the opponents must use a mixed strategy to obtain game value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
CONT

Quand le minimax et le maximin coïncident, la matrice du jeu possède un point d'équilibre appelé point-selle.

CONT

Le cas où l'égalité a lieu entre minimax et maximin permet d'atteindre la notion de point-selle, appelé encore point d'équilibre ou col.

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

In zero-sum games... one gains exactly what the other loses. The maximum over the row minima is exactly the minimum over the column maxima. The matrix has a saddle point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Point le plus stable d'une ligne de plus grande pente.

Spanish

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