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PORTABLE PHONE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Games and Toys
- Internet and Telematics
- Wireless and Mobile Communications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mobile game
1, record 1, English, mobile%20game
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A mobile game is a video game that is typically played on a mobile phone. Historically, the term refers to all games that are played on any portable device, including from mobile phone(feature phone or smartphone), tablet, PDA [personal digital assistant] to handheld game console, portable media player or graphing calculator, with and without networkability. 2, record 1, English, - mobile%20game
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et jouets
- Internet et télématique
- Communications sans fil et mobiles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu mobile
1, record 1, French, jeu%20mobile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu vidéo mobile 2, record 1, French, jeu%20vid%C3%A9o%20mobile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fabrication d'un jeu mobile commence par six à dix-huit mois de production, mobilisant une équipe de cinq à quinze personnes : un producteur, un chef de projet, trois à quatre artistes, graphistes 2D [bidimensionnels] voire 3D [tridimensionnels], trois à quatre programmeurs [...] 2, record 1, French, - jeu%20mobile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Radioelectricity
- Telecommunications
- Waveguides
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- home radio frequency
1, record 2, English, home%20radio%20frequency
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HomeRF 1, record 2, English, HomeRF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A home networking standard that combines the 802. 11b and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication(DECT) portable phone standards into a single system. 1, record 2, English, - home%20radio%20frequency
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Radioélectricité
- Télécommunications
- Guides d'ondes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fréquence radioélectrique domestique
1, record 2, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20radio%C3%A9lectrique%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le code réseau offre la sécurité nécessaire pour se protéger d'autres utilisateurs de fréquence radioélectrique domestique. 1, record 2, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20radio%C3%A9lectrique%20domestique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroacústica
- Radioelectricidad
- Telecomunicaciones
- Guías de ondas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- radiofrecuencia doméstica
1, record 2, Spanish, radiofrecuencia%20dom%C3%A9stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-03-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- talk time
1, record 3, English, talk%20time
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The length of time you can talk on your wireless phone before the battery runs out. 2, record 3, English, - talk%20time
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 3, English, - talk%20time
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autonomie en communication
1, record 3, French, autonomie%20en%20communication
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- temps de conversation 2, record 3, French, temps%20de%20conversation
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 3, French, - autonomie%20en%20communication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 3, French, - autonomie%20en%20communication
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- terminometry
1, record 4, English, terminometry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- terminometrics 2, record 4, English, terminometrics
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Analysis of the usage of concurrent terms designating a given concept. Terminometry can be comparative or diachronic. Example 1 : What term(in French) was used to represent a portable cellular phone, in 2003? Example 2 : How were concurrent terms used in the past five years? 3, record 4, English, - terminometry
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [Language Technologies Research Centre] LTRC’s Barçah research project has created an environment that will make it possible to conduct terminometric studies - or measure terminology implantation - on entire subject fields. The Barçah software produces an accelerated and efficient measurement of terminology use within a subject fields. It sorts the texts according to their language, indexes the corpuses, examines them, presents contexts in a user-friendly environment for manual disambiguation and assists in results management. 4, record 4, English, - terminometry
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminometrics is a new discipline whose first scientific protocol was proposed recently (Quirion, 2000). Research in terminometrics has been carried out in only a few parts of the world up to this point, mainly Quebec, France, and Catalonia. 5, record 4, English, - terminometry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- terminométrie
1, record 4, French, terminom%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La terminométrie est la mesure de l'usage d'un terme ou d'une terminologie dans une population. Par exemple, on constate depuis peu l'émergence du terme «dessin intelligent», très peu utilisé il y a un an à peine. La terminométrie peut être comparative (la population préfère-t-elle les termes français «dessin intelligent», «dessein intelligent» ou le terme anglais «intelligent design» ?) et diachronique (quelle est la tendance dans l'utilisation des termes au fil du temps ?). 2, record 4, French, - terminom%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nombreux pays poursuivent depuis plusieurs années des efforts de normalisation afin de mieux gérer leur fonds terminologique croissant. Or, le résultat de ces efforts ne peut être connu précisément, à moins de recourir à la terminométrie, ou mesure de l'implantation terminologique. Discipline nouvelle, sa première méthode de mesure scientifique a été proposée récemment (Quirion, 2000). La communication fera état des travaux actuellement menés au Centre de recherche en technologies langagières, situé sur le campus de l'Université du Québec en Outaouais, pour automatiser le processus terminométrique. Recourant à des corpus spécialisés, un logiciel terminométrique Web, primé en 2005, permet d'évaluer en diachronie les états de langue. Le logiciel, appelé Barçah, trace ainsi l'évolution des terminologies, normalisées ou non, à l'aide d'un module de désambiguïsation semi-automatique. 3, record 4, French, - terminom%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminométrie est une discipline récente, dont le premier protocole scientifique a été récemment proposé (Quirion, 2000). Des travaux terminométriques ont jusqu'ici été menés dans quelques États, notamment le Québec, la France et la Catalogne. 4, record 4, French, - terminom%C3%A9trie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-04-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
- Telecommunications
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- conference phone
1, record 5, English, conference%20phone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- conference telephone 2, record 5, English, conference%20telephone
correct
- audioconference phone 3, record 5, English, audioconference%20phone
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conference telephones usually consist of a portable unit that contains... speakers and microphones and connects to a standard phone line. This unit is placed in the middle of the conference room to enable consistent sound clarity from any point in the room. Additional microphones can be added to most conference telephones to improve the clarity of all voices in the room. 2, record 5, English, - conference%20phone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
- Télécommunications
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- téléphone de conférence
1, record 5, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20de%20conf%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- téléphone d'audioconférence 2, record 5, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20d%27audioconf%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun
- appareil d'audioconférence 3, record 5, French, appareil%20d%27audioconf%C3%A9rence
masculine noun
- soucoupe 4, record 5, French, soucoupe
feminine noun, familiar
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil téléphonique sans combiné muni d'un clavier, de microphones et de haut-parleurs (intégrés) conçu pour les audioconférences. 5, record 5, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20de%20conf%C3%A9rence
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-06-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- human research facility rack
1, record 6, English, human%20research%20facility%20rack
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- human research facility experiment rack 2, record 6, English, human%20research%20facility%20experiment%20rack
correct
- HRF rack 3, record 6, English, HRF%20rack
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
After the Shuttle leaves the Space Station, the crew will continue installing the Human Research Facility connecting umbilicals and other equipment to link it to systems in the Destiny laboratory. This floor-to-ceiling rack is about the size of a large phone booth and supports a variety of experiments dedicated to studying how space flight affects human physiology.... This rack houses a computer workstation and a portable laptop computer for crew members to command and test equipment, collect and store experiment data, and send data to and from scientists on Earth. The crew will use this rack to store and send data from the suite of radiation monitors that will be characterizing the radiation environment onboard the Space Station... 4, record 6, English, - human%20research%20facility%20rack
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
HRF Rack 1 [parts]: Gas Tank Assembly; Ultrasound Imaging System; Contrifuge; Power Vacuum; Mass Spectrometer (GASMAP); Body Mass (Measurement Device (SLAMMD); Computer Workstation; Stowage. 5, record 6, English, - human%20research%20facility%20rack
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
human research facility rack: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 6, record 6, English, - human%20research%20facility%20rack
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
HFR Rack 2. 6, record 6, English, - human%20research%20facility%20rack
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bâti de l'appareillage de recherche sur l'humain
1, record 6, French, b%C3%A2ti%20de%20l%27appareillage%20de%20recherche%20sur%20l%27humain
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- bâti HRF 2, record 6, French, b%C3%A2ti%20HRF
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bâti de l'appareillage de recherche sur l'humain : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 2, record 6, French, - b%C3%A2ti%20de%20l%27appareillage%20de%20recherche%20sur%20l%27humain
Record 6, Key term(s)
- bâti de l'appareillage de recherche sur l'Homme
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-05-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telephony and Microwave Technology
- Radiotelephony
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- portable radiotelephone
1, record 7, English, portable%20radiotelephone
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- portable telephone 2, record 7, English, portable%20telephone
correct
- hand-held telephone 2, record 7, English, hand%2Dheld%20telephone
correct
- man pack radio 3, record 7, English, man%20pack%20radio
- portable radio unit 4, record 7, English, portable%20radio%20unit
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See mobile phone. 3, record 7, English, - portable%20radiotelephone
Record 7, Key term(s)
- portable
- mobile
- portable phone
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
- Radiotéléphonie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- téléphone portable
1, record 7, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20portable
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- téléphone portatif 2, record 7, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20portatif
correct, masculine noun
- radiotéléphone portatif 3, record 7, French, radiot%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20portatif
correct, masculine noun
- ambulophone 4, record 7, French, ambulophone
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poste téléphonique susceptible d'être porté par une personne et utilisant une liaison radioélectrique avec une téléborne ou avec une station de base d'un système cellulaire de radiocommunication avec les mobiles. 2, record 7, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20portable
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
équivalents retenus par la Commission de terminologie des télécommunications de France, 1993. 4, record 7, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20portable
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1995-11-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Manias
- Telephones
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- phoneaholic
1, record 8, English, phoneaholic
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- phone-aholic 2, record 8, English, phone%2Daholic
- telephoneholic 3, record 8, English, telephoneholic
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
compulsive phone user. 3, record 8, English, - phoneaholic
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Budget Rent a Car has good news for phoneaholics. Portable cellular phones are available to customers in a number of U. S., Canadian and U. ’K. airport and downtown locations. The phones are walkie-talkie size and can go anywhere you go. Among other things, that means your office needs only one phone number for you while you’re in distant parts. 4, record 8, English, - phoneaholic
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Manies
- Téléphones
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- accro du téléphone
1, record 8, French, accro%20du%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- maniaque du téléphone 2, record 8, French, maniaque%20du%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «accro» est entre guillemets dans la source. 2, record 8, French, - accro%20du%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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