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PORTABLE BATTERY [25 records]

Record 1 2026-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Cells (Electr.)
CONT

A power bank can be defined as a portable charger with a charging circuit, discharging unit, and rechargeable batteries.

CONT

Portable electronic devices have become an indispensable part of our lives, since people desire to be connected anywhere, any time. New smartphones drain the battery faster with their large screens and advanced features; people have to frequently charge their devices. Power banks are saviors when charging in power outlets is not possible and are increasingly accepted as important accessories in daily life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs (Électricité)
CONT

La batterie externe, ou «power bank», fait désormais partie de nos accessoires quotidiens. Facile à emporter partout, elle permet de recharger son smartphone, sa tablette, sa liseuse, ses écouteurs et même son PC [ordinateur individuel], n'importe quand.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acumuladores (Electricidad)
OBS

batería externa; cargador portátil; batería portátil: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la expresión inglesa "power bank", que alude al dispositivo portátil que permite cargar la batería de diversos aparatos electrónicos, tiene alternativas en español como "batería externa" o "cargador portátil". [...] Una opción extendida en el uso es "batería externa", que describe con precisión la naturaleza del aparato: una batería que se sitúa fuera del dispositivo principal. Por otra parte, "cargador portátil" destaca la función principal y la facilidad de transporte, por lo que es una alternativa también válida, al igual que "batería portátil".

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Record 2 2023-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Batteries and Alternators (Motor Vehicles)
  • Cells and Batteries
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
CONT

A jump starter is a portable battery device that allows you to jump start a vehicle. It outputs a large amount of power in a short period of time, sending a very strong impulse via the alligator clips to kick-start a dead car battery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accumulateurs et alternateurs (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Piles et accumulateurs
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
CONT

Les survolteurs, parfois [appelés] «batteries d'appoint», constituent vraiment une solution d'urgence, pratique et peu encombrante. Ils vous permettent de démarrer un véhicule dont la batterie est [déchargée ...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

Serious infection has been related to the use of suction apparatus and to the suctioning procedure. Prevention of infection focuses on aseptic technique, handwashing, decontamination and sterilization of apparatus where appropriate.

PHR

battery, electric, endoscope, high speed, manual, portable, shockproff, slow suction unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

Lorsqu'il faut aspirer du liquide chez un patient, le secouriste-ambulancier connectera une sonde sur l'unité d'aspiration. Cette manœuvre ne lui est autorisée que dans la cavité buccale. Aspirer dans la trachée ou dans un tube endotrachéal est réservé aux médecins.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Radiation Protection
OBS

Electronic pocket dosimeter.... Small, light-weight portable radiation measurement apparatus provides accurate quantitative measurement of radiation dosage and dosage rates. Such apparatus, referred to as a dosimeter, is housed in a ruggedized housing that is only about 1/2 the volume of a package of cigarettes, may easily be clipped to clothing or carried in a shirt pocket, and is powered by a conventional alkaline AA-sized battery. Included in the housing are a geiger tube for detecting radiation, a high voltage power supply for providing power to the geiger tube, a counting circuit for counting geiger pulses generated by the geiger tube, a microprocessor circuit for processing the geiger pulses in accordance with a prescribed program to determine the dose or dosage rate to which the geiger tube has been exposed, and a digital display that displays the dosage rates thus determined.

OBS

alarm pocket dosimeter; APD: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Radioprotection
OBS

dosimètre de poche à alarme : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
CONT

Portable radios include simple transistor radios that are typically monoaural and receive the AM, FM, or short wave broadcast bands.

OBS

Portable radios are generally battery operated, some with batteries that can be charged using solar or manual power(e. g. with a crank).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Émission et réception radio
Key term(s)
  • poste de radio portable
  • poste radio portatif

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Domestic Appliances
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
CONT

Though generally compact in design, table radios are not necessarily intended to be portable in the manner of a boom box. Many can run on battery power, however, making them useful as emergency radios.

Key term(s)
  • table top radio

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique domestique
  • Émission et réception radio

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
CONT

An ambulatory infusion pump is an electrical or battery operated device that is used to deliver solutions containing a parenteral drug under pressure at a regulated flow rate. It is small, portable, and designed to be carried by the patient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

La pompe à perfusion portable est un micro-ordinateur à piles de la taille d'un téléphone portable. Elle injecte en sous-cutané à travers un cathéter de petites quantités d'apomorphine stockées dans un réservoir.

Spanish

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Record 8 2009-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cells and Batteries
DEF

A storage battery that is designed for convenient transportation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piles et accumulateurs
DEF

Batterie d'accumulateur qui est conçue pour être transportée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilas y acumuladores
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Record 9 2008-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Cells and Batteries
OBS

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation(RBRC) is a non-profit, public service organization dedicated to rechargeable battery recycling. There are over 30, 000 retail and community battery collection locations throughout Canada and the U. S. that participate in RBRC' s battery recycling program. RBRC is funded by more than 300 manufacturers and marketers of portable rechargeable batteries and products. RBRC' s public education campaign and battery recycling program in Canada and the U. S.--Charge Up to Recycle(R)-is the result of the rechargeable power industry's commitment to conserve natural resources and prevent rechargeable batteries from entering the solid waste stream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Piles et accumulateurs
OBS

La Société de recyclage des piles rechargeables (RBRC) - un organisme de service public à but non lucratif qui offre des services de recyclage des piles rechargeables. Au Canada et aux États-Unis, plus de 30 000 sites de collecte de piles situés dans des magasins de vente au détail et près des collectivités participent au programme de recyclage Recharger et recycler!(R) de la RBRC.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
DEF

The length of time you can talk on your wireless phone before the battery runs out.

OBS

The battery capacity of a cellular portable or transportable [phone] is usually expressed in terms of so many minutes of talk time or so many hours of standby time. When you’re talking, the phone draws additional power from the battery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
DEF

Durée pendant laquelle un périphérique sans fil peut rester en transmission (conversations téléphoniques, envoi et réception de données) jusqu'à épuisement de la batterie.

OBS

Cette autonomie, exprimée en heures et minutes, est beaucoup plus courte que l'autonomie en veille car la transmission nécessite plus d'énergie. Par conséquent, l'autonomie en veille dépend de la durée d'utilisation du téléphone pour communiquer.

Spanish

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Record 11 2008-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Dry Cells
OBS

EPBA is the official and authoritative European Association, which pro-actively monitors and promotes the common interests of the portable battery and related industries with respect to primary as well as rechargeable batteries. Our mission is to ensure that the ideal conditions are created for the responsible development of the portable battery industry in Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Piles sèches

Spanish

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Record 12 - external organization data 2006-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.03.22 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

battery powered portable computer small and light enough to be operated on a person's lap

OBS

laptop computer: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
01.03.22 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ordinateur portable doté d'une alimentation électrique autonome, de taille et de poids réduits, pouvant être utilisé sur les genoux

OBS

ordinateur portatif : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Aerospace Medicine
CONT

The MARES is aisle mounted, capable of assessing the strength of isolated muscle groups around joints, or complete limbs by controlling and measuring interrelationship between position/velocity and torque/force as a function of time. It has interfaces to the US Lab or Columbus Laboratory. Sensors, direct drive motor, battery and electronics are housed in the "Main Box". Chair and human adapters provide the subject restraints. The Microgravity Isolation Frame, to which the Main Box attaches, minimises disturbances to other payloads. MARES uses the Human Research Facility portable computer(HRF PC) for interacting with the subject/operator. MARES is capable of acquiring data, controlling and providing power to external devices(HRF PC, PEMS, EMG amplifiers, etc.), and transfers real time data to the rack mounted Workstation for downlink. It is capable of 1 hour of stand-alone data collection...

OBS

muscle atrophy research and exercise system; MARES: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Médecine aérospatiale
CONT

André Kuipers [...] coordonne les données scientifiques utilisées pour le développement du système d'exercice et de recherche en atrophie musculaire et du stimulateur musculaire électrique percutané, qui sont destinés à la Station spatiale internationale.

OBS

système d'exercice et de recherche en atrophie musculaire; MARES : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Scientific Instruments
CONT

What is the component needed to check the focal range of the eyepiece assembly? a. collimation bridge; b. [good answer:] diopter scope; c. detector probe.

CONT

Collimation and Diopter Scope - Binocular alignment of the NVD is performed with the Collimation Bridge. Eye Piece diopter range can be verified with the calibrated, full range Diopter Scope. (Optional). ... Collimation Bridge: Contains two beam combining prisms in rugged bridge for evaluation of goggle optical alignment. Allows left-to-right, right-to-left checking.

CONT

Test set infrared viewer... Matl : Main light source and console, gain probe, battery case, ac power cord, AN/AVS-6 adapter, diopter, collimation bridge, manual. Func : This portable NVG test instrument is used for evaluating performance of most goggles, it tests goggles and weapon sights.

OBS

collimation: the process by which a divergent beam of energy is converted into a parallel beam. [in French:] "collimation."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Optique
  • Instruments scientifiques
CONT

Radiothérapie de haute énergie. Dans ces unités de traitement, l'élément radioactif est confiné dans une capsule cylindrique scellée (diamètre : 2 cm), placée au centre d'un container de protection (plomb), muni d'un obturateur et d'un dispositif de collimation du faisceau.

Spanish

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Record 15 2001-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Components
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Audio Technology
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
CONT

Portable Transducer Indicator : A battery operated, self-contained digital indicator suitable for use with any whetstone-bridge transducer such as pressure transducers or load cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électroniques
  • Électrotechnique
  • Électroacoustique
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Fire Detection
DEF

An instrument used to charge the battery of a portable dosimeter which is used to measure individual radiation exposure.

CONT

Dosimeters Mod. CD-742 & Dosimeter Charger Mod. CD-750. Dosimeters used to measure individual radiation exposure, 0-200 Roentgens. The chargers operate off a single D cell battery. Each set come w/5 Dosimeters & 1 charger.

Key term(s)
  • dosemeter charger
  • dosimeter loading apparatus
  • dosimeter charging apparatus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Physique atomique
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Appareil destiné à charger la pile d'un stylodosimètre servant à mesurer le degré d'exposition individuelle aux radiations.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Física atómica
  • Detección de incendios
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Record 17 1995-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
DEF

watch : A portable timepiece that has a movement driven in any of several ways(as by a spring or a battery) and is designed to be worn(as on the wrist) or carried in the pocket.

CONT

Many watches made to withstand water pressures at depths far greater than those to which you will dive are available at a wide range of prices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Montre au mouvement contrôlé en étanchéité.

CONT

Une bonne montre de plongée doit posséder un boîtier en acier inoxydable (et non un boîtier plaqué), une vitre en cristal épais, une couronne vissée et un indicateur mobile de lecture facile.

Spanish

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Record 18 1992-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

the extra items needed to lug around a portable computer : power cord, transformer, spare battery, mouse, etc

OBS

The Wall Street Journal Supplement of 921116.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs

Spanish

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Record 19 1989-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
OBS

Originally, portable data capture devices recorded data on punched cards and, sometimes, paper tapes. Present-day devices, however, consist of either tape cassette recorders incorporating a rechargeable battery pack, or magnetic bubble storage which can record data into memory, and keyboards(mainly numeric, sometimes alphanumeric) for data entry, equipped with strip displays for data validation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 20 1988-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
OBS

With the development of highly portable, battery powered models [of tape recorders], many conference goers use their tape recorders to record speeches....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
CONT

Le fin du fin en matière d'équipement portable est d'avoir une caméra vidéo et un magnétoscope alimenté par accumulateurs (...) Ces magnétoscopes (...) fonctionnent grâce à leur alimentation incorporée; si la durée du travail est longue, on peut aussi les alimenter à partir d'une batterie de voiture ou d'une ceinture d'accus.

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

Specific thermographic equipment designed for portable viewing applications. It consists of a lightweight hand-held infrared camera and a portable display unit carried by an operator in a body harness. This enables standing or walking operation or monitoring. The camera, which allows for instant imagery within a given temperature range, has several temperature-viewing ranges and may be equipped with one of three lenses. It is powered by portable nickel-cadmium battery packs, rechargeable from a power-supply charging unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Equipement thermographique portatif spécial pour applications visuelles. Il consiste en une caméra à infrarouge légère et portative et en un écran portatif porté par un technicien au moyen d'un harnais. Le technicien peut ainsi rester debout ou marcher pendant le fonctionnement. La caméra, qui fournit des images instantanées à une certaine gamme de températures, possède plusieurs gammes de températures pour la projection et peut être munie d'une des trois lentilles. L'équipement est alimenté par des batteries portatives au nickel-cadmium rechargeables par chargeur.

Spanish

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Record 22 1985-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
CONT

With the development of highly portable, battery powered models, many conference-goers use their tape recorders to record speeches and make other personal comments and reflections toward the presentation of exhibits visited.

OBS

goer: one that attends regularly or frequents - used chiefly in combination (a strange and rich tonal world ... alien to contemporary concertgoers ...) (less than one fifth of the agricultural population are weekly filmgoers ...).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
OBS

habitué,ée : Personne qui fréquente habituellement un lieu.

OBS

film goer : amateur du cinéma.

Spanish

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Record 23 1981-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drying Techniques (Farming)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
OBS

Moisture measurement in a drying system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessiccation (Techniques agricoles)
  • Matériel agricole
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
OBS

Mesure de l'humidité dans un système de séchage.

Spanish

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Record 24 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio

Spanish

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Record 25 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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