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POINT-TO-POINT SERVICE [16 records]

Record 1 2016-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intercoms
CONT

The term PLAR(private line automatic ringdown) was used to distinguish this service from its predecessor service PLMR(private line manual ringdown) back in the days of the crank operated telephone.... In PLAR operation, two telephones are dedicated for point-to-point voice communication. When both phones are idle, "on-hook", all is quiet. When a phone at one end is picked up, "off-hook", the phone at the other end would instantly ring to alert the other end to pick up. Waiting for [a] dial tone and dialing a number are not needed, thus saving valuable time. When both phones are off-hook, ringing stops and voice communication is established.

Key term(s)
  • private line automatic ring down

French

Domaine(s)
  • Interphones
CONT

Pour les portiers phoniques à un seul bouton, une fonction appelée sonnerie automatique de ligne privée ou (private line automatic ringdown ou PLAR) est possible. Lorsque la fonction PLAR est configurée [...], dès que le téléphone est décroché, le ou les [postes] configurés sonnent avec un afficheur prédéfini.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
DEF

An important city or the airport of such a city that handles an average of 200 arrivals and departures a day for a given airline.

OBS

Airlines concentrate their activities on one or several hubs by drawing passengers in from smaller centres by way of narrow-bodied aircraft and having them all merge onto larger-capacity aircraft serving major trunk routes, thereby maximizing passenger loads and offering more on-line connections to more places than would be possible with non-stop point-to-point service.

OBS

Since the term "hub" tends to be overused in commercial aviation by airlines eager to promote their services in a highly competitive market, confusion may reign when this term is improperly used as a synonym for "gateway." Before the "hub-and-spoke" system was conceived by airline economists, the term "gateway" was the only term used to signify a destination from which travel itineraries could either start or end. Strictly speaking, a gateway is a large city with a major airport servicing many international centres. For example, Delta Air Lines considers Honolulu a gateway because of its frequent, daily wide-bodied service into and out of the city. These flights may eventually connect with flights offered by associated or affiliated airlines. However, since Delta does not have authority to fly beyond Hawaii, it cannot consider Honolulu a hub airport, since the concept of a hub implies traffic towards as well as beyond a major centre.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
DEF

Aéroport à partir duquel une compagnie organise la desserte de ses escales.

CONT

[Paris] véritable plaque tournante du réseau intérieur français [...]

CONT

Ces deux compagnies veulent ainsi asseoir leur présence sur Berlin, afin d'empêcher les compagnies américaines (64 % de l'offre sur cette destination) d'utiliser cet aéroport comme un «hub» (plate-forme centrale) à partir duquel les compagnies aériennes pourraient desservir des destinations européennes.

OBS

Le terme «carrefour» [...] désigne un aéroport central. Dans le réseau de Canadien International, les principaux carrefours sont Halifax, Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary et Vancouver. En raison de sa population clairsemée, le Canada pose un défi unique aux planificateurs d'horaires. La plupart du temps, les passagers au pays se déplacent d'est en ouest et vice versa, ou de carrefour en carrefour. Avec l'ajout de liaisons entre les villes périphériques et les centres régionaux, Canadien International a donné naissance à un réseau de partenaires fondé sur des carrefours et des liaisons.

OBS

pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme centrale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Terminales aéreas
DEF

[...] aeropuerto encargado de servir de centro de distribución.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda utilizar los términos "centro de conexión" y "centro de operaciones" en vez del término inglés "hub".

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Record 3 2013-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

Television broadcasting services that are received by way of mobile devices, including cellular telephones and personal digital assistants and that use point-to-point technology to deliver the service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Services de télédiffusion qui sont reçus sur des appareils mobiles, y compris des téléphones cellulaires et des assistants personnels numériques portables et qui utilisent une technologie point à point pour distribuer le service.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
DEF

A transportation service characterized by flexible routing and scheduling of relatively small vehicles to provide door-to-door or point-to-point transportation at the user's demand and that operates either on the street and highway system... or on a guideway.

OBS

Examples of demand-responsive transportation services: dial-a-ride, taxi, shared taxi.

OBS

demand-responsive transportation service: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Service de transport qui permet aux personnes qui en manifestent le désir d'être prises en charge à leur point de départ (ou au plus près), à l'instant qui leur convient et déposées à leur destination.

OBS

Les services de transport à la demande incluent notamment les systèmes d'autobus à la demande, les taxis et les taxis collectifs.

OBS

service de transport à la demande; STD : terme et abréviation recommandés par le Comité de terminologie et normalisés par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
DEF

A demand-responsive system providing radio-controlled dispatched door-to-door or point-to-point service.

OBS

The vehicle is usually summoned by phone and routed by computer or manual means to respond to a number of calls; it may also operate on a fixed route with diversions to pick up passengers upon telephoned requests.

OBS

dial-a-ride system: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • dial a ride system
  • dial a bus system
  • dial a ride
  • dial a bus
  • on call bus system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
CONT

Le principe de fonctionnement d'un système d'autobus à la demande est simple : les clients appellent par téléphone un centre répartiteur [...] En fonction [...] des points d'origine et de destination, le répartiteur modifie le trajet de l'autobus le mieux placé pour assurer la desserte demandée ou organise le circuit d'un autobus disponible.

OBS

système d'autobus à la demande : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
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Record 6 2011-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Air Terminals
CONT

With the opening of Terminal 1 came the introduction of the Airport Customer Assistance Program(ACAP), which makes travel easier for passengers in need of mobility assistance. ACAP facilitates point-to-point transportation with the use of wheelchairs and electric-vehicle surrey service. In 2006, more than 246, 000 passengers were assisted with wheelchairs provided by ACAP, while more than 606, 000 passengers made use of the surrey service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Aérogares
OBS

Service de transport qui facilite les déplacements des passagers à l'intérieur de l'aérogare de Toronto. Se compose de petites voitures attelées l'une derrière l'autre et ressemble à la «Ballade» de Terre des Hommes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Transport of Goods
OBS

An Intra-Provincial Operating Authority Certificate must be obtained by a person wishing to conduct a service point-to-point within Alberta(may not leave the procince).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Transport de marchandises

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Optics
CONT

Ethernet over Fiber(EoF) is a very cost effective, high-performance networking solution that can span distances as great as 70 kilometers. Based on the longstanding IEEE 802. 3 Ethernet standard, EoF is one of the key Optical Ethernet building blocks that can be utilized by both enterprise and service provider customers... Ethernet over Fiber is primarily deployed in a point-to-point or mesh network topology, and delivers packet services over dark fiber typically in the Metro Area Network(MAN).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Optique
CONT

L'Ethernet sur fibre optique (10BaseF et 100BaseFX) est insensible à l'environnement électromagnétique et permet des segments de 2 km.

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Telephone Exchanges
OBS

(R) "... a new form of metropolitan telecommunications service combining the features of cable, over-the-air and closed-circuit TV with point-to-point microwave transmission... "(Orba Information, from Electronics, May 73)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Centraux téléphoniques
CONT

service de distribution multipoint à être capté directement par le grand public.

Spanish

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Record 10 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Trade
Key term(s)
  • direct point to point service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Commerce
OBS

Source : C-83, Transport des marchandises par eau, mai 1995.

Key term(s)
  • service direct point à point

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Public Works and Government Services Canada. Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services. Our national customized point-to-point and multipoint interactive video service, includes reservations, bridging, terminal equipment, user training, and maintenance. Lease and purchase options for the video equipment are available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada. Services gouvernementaux de télécommunications et d'informatique. Ce service vidéo interactif national personnalisé point à point ou multipoint comporte des composantes réservation, établissement de passerelles, équipement terminal, formation des usagers et maintenance. Il offre aussi des options de location-bail et d'achat d'équipement vidéo.

Spanish

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Record 12 1995-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences

Spanish

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Record 13 1983-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun

Spanish

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Record 14 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

journal des télécommunications no 1, p. 6

Spanish

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Record 15 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)

Spanish

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Record 16 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
  • Telecommunications Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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