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Record 1 2023-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A climber or hiker whose main goal is to reach a summit, a list of summits or as many summits as possible.

CONT

Some climbers use the term "peak bagger" pejoratively, implying the climber in question is more interested in crossing off mountains on a list than climbing for the sheer joy of it.

Key term(s)
  • peak-bagger
  • peakbagger

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Alpiniste ou randonneur dont le but premier est d'atteindre un sommet, tous les sommets d'une liste ou le plus grand nombre de sommets possible.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-06-06

English

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

Partial list of characters : acute accent(´) ;ligature AE(Æ) ;ligature ae(æ) ;ampersand(&) ;apostrophe(’) ;broken bar(¦) ;cedilla(¸) ;cent sign(¢) ;circumflex accent(^) ;colon(:) ;comma(,) ;copyright sign(©) ;degree(°) ;diaeresis(¨) ;division sign(÷) ;dollar sign($) ;dot-full stop(.) ;em dash(—) ;en dash(–) ;equal sign(=) ;exclamation mark(!) ;feminine ordinal indicator(ª) ;figure dash(–) ;grave accent(`) ;greater than sign(>) ;greater than or equal sign(≤) ;Greek small letter mu(μ) ;half fraction(½) ;hyphen(-) ;hyphen bullet(⁃) ;hyphen-minus(-) ;inverted exclamation mark(¡) ;inverted question mark(¿) ;large circle(bullet)(●) ;latin small letter o with stroke(ø) ;latin small letter sharp S(ß) ;left curly bracket({) ;left parenthesis(() ;left square bracket([) ;left-pointing double angle quotation mark(«) ;less than or equal sign(≤) ;long-dash-horizontal(―) ;low line(_) ;macron(¯) ;masculine ordinal indicator(º) ;micro sign(µ) ;middle dot(•) ;minus sign(−) ;multiplication sign(×) ;non-breaking hyphen(‑) ;not sign(¬) ;OE ligature(Œ) ;oe ligature(œ) ;one quarter fraction(¼) ;paragraph sign(¶) ;percent sign(%) ;plus minus sign(±) ;plus sign(+) ;pound sign(£) ;question mark(?) ;quotation mark(") ;registered sign(®) ;reverse solidus(\) ;right curly bracket(}) ;right parenthesis()) ;right single quotation mark(’) ;right square bracket(]) ;right-pointing double angle quotation mark(») ;section sign(§) ;semicolon(;) ;small circle(bullet)(•) ;smaller than sign(<) ;soft hyphen(-) ;solidus(/) ;superscripted one(¹) ;superscripted three(³) ;superscripted two(²) ;three quarters fraction(¾) ;tilde(~) ;trademark symbol(™); vertical line(|); yen sign(¥)

OBS

This record was created for testing purposes.

OBS

See also the record "Greek character."

OBS

1010; 1010; 1010

Key term(s)
  • special character (for testing purposes)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Typographie (Caractères)
CONT

Liste partielle de caractères : accent aigu (´); accent circonflexe (^); accent grave (`); accolade droite (}); accolade gauche ({); ligature AE (Æ); ligature ae (æ); apostrophe, symbole minute ('); apostrophe ('); barre horizontale (―); barre oblique (/); barre oblique inversée (\); barre verticale (|); barre verticale interrompue (¦); cédille (¸); centime (¢); copyright (©); crochet droite, fermant (]); crochet gauche, ouvrant ([); degré (°); deux-points (:); exposant deux (²); exposant trois (³); exposant un (¹); fraction trois quarts (¾); fraction un quart (¼); fraction une demie (½); gros point centré, disque noir, point de multiplication (●); guillemet anglais ("); guillemet droit (»); guillemet gauche («); indicateur ordinal féminin (ª); indicateur ordinal masculin (º); lettre latine S dur (ß); lettre minuscule grecque mu (μ); lettre minuscule latine o barré (ø); ligature OE (Œ); ligature oe (œ); livre (£); macron (¯); marque de commerce (mettre la mention "MC" entre crochet dans l'OBS); marque déposée (®); paragraphe, pied de mouche (¶); parenthèse droite ()); parenthèse gauche ((); perluète (&); plus-ou-moins (±); point (.); point d'exclamation (!); point d'exclamation inversé (¡); point d'interrogation (?); point d'interrogation inversé (¿); point médian (•); point-virgule (;); puce (•); puce trait d'union (⁃); section (§); signe de négation (¬); signe moins (−); symbole de division (÷); symbole de multiplication (×); symbole du dollar ($); symbole égal à (=); symbole inférieur à (<); symbole inférieur ou égal à (≤);symbole micro (µ); symbole plus (+); symbole pour cent (%); symbole supérieur à (>); symbole supérieur ou égal à (≤); tilde (~); tiret cadratin (—); tiret de césure (-); tiret demi-cadratin (–); tiret numérique (–); trait bas (_); trait d'union conditionnel (-); trait d'union insécable (‑); trait d'union signe moins (-); tréma (¨); virgule (,); yen(¥).

OBS

Cette fiche a été rédigée pour fins de test.

OBS

Voir aussi la fiche «caractère grec».

OBS

1010; 1010; 1010

Key term(s)
  • caractère spécial (pour fins de test)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
OBS

1010; 1010; 10x; 1010; 10x; 1010

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Record 3 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Industrial Crops
CONT

Governments have approached the question of controlling flavors from various directions. Some publish lists of permitted and prohibited flavors; some have a short list of prohibited flavors, many of which are natural, and others allow flavorings(both natural and synthetic) that are found only in the aromatic oils of edible plants

OBS

It seems that the term "aromatic oil" does not appear very often in food additive literature, but "essential oil" does.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
DEF

Huile, le plus souvent d'origine végétale, servant à aromatiser.

OBS

aromatiser : Parfumer un aliment, un plat, une boisson, avec des aromates ou tout autre ingrédient, naturel ou artificiel.

Key term(s)
  • huile aromatisante

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Air Transport)
CONT

When the "book wait list" instruction is input, BWL, the computer registers a name, or names, as desiring space on the flight in question. When a cancellation is received, the computer advises an agent working a special position that the customer, whose name is at...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport aérien)
OBS

Vous n'avez qu'à composer le code BWL (Book Wait List) et l'ordinateur inscrira sur la la liste d'attente du vol en question le ou les noms que vous lui indiquerez. Dès qu'il y a une annulation, l'ordinateur avise l'agent compétent que le client dont le nom est en tête de liste [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

We have observed that in one particular "off-shore" case brought to our attention, a most qualified applicant will have incurred an outrageous delay of 10 months to interview, primarily due to the fact that the visa office in question, has unilaterally decided to extend preference to local cases and place offshore cases on a deterrent minded waiting list.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Il s'agit en fait d'une personne qui présente une demande d'immigration à l'étranger, mais qui ne réside habituellement pas dans le pays où elle présente sa demande.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

An alphabetically ordered list of word forms extracted from a text including the source reference for each item as well as a selectable portion of the text preceding and following the word form in question.

OBS

A concordance usually has the form of a KWIC (keyword in context) concordance or of a sentence concordance.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Liste de formes lexicales classées par ordre alphabétique et extraites d'un texte comprenant la référence source de chaque élément ainsi qu'une portion sélectionnable du texte qui précède et qui suit la forme lexicale concernée.

OBS

Une concordance se présente généralement sous la forme d'une concordance KWIC (mot-clé dans le contexte) ou d'une concordance de phrase.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
DEF

Lista de las palabras principales y frases que aparecen en un documento ordenadas alfabéticamente con referencias a los pasajes en que aparecen o con el contexto actual de cada ocurrencia.

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Record 7 2003-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

An electronic hand-held weather recording device used, for instance, by car racing teams, sailors, farmers, outdoor and weather enthusiasts.

CONT

... hand held weather stations take about every weather factor into consideration. ... Very sophisticated ones not only measure weather conditions every second but make E.T. or throttle stop predictions every 4 seconds. A sophisticated drag racing weather station will allow you to store data on as many as 256 previous runs and performs an analysis to give you a prediction based on the weather conditions instantly. It can keep and use separate databases for separate vehicles, tracks, or classes. Some of the really sophisticated stations have a prediction deviation function [which] gives a reliability value of the prediction. It gives you a margin of error based on the information in the database that you chose. Within the last few years, windmeters have been added to the weather station box of tricks.

CONT

The Kestrel line of wind meters or anemometers... in less than 60 seconds, provide the answer to the major spraying season question that haunts producers each morning :"How windy is it?" The Kestrel 1000... gives a fast answer to wind speed average and gusts.... the model 2000 will add temperature and for those really cold days on the sprayer, add wind chill to that list. The 3000 adds humidity, dew point and heat stress index.... But for an all out weather station you can hold in the palm of your hand, the Kestrel 4000 provides all of this, in addition to wet bulb, altitude, air density and barometric pressure. Most importantly, 250 of these readings can be recorded in the device's memory and later transferred to the farm computer.... Michael Naughton of Nielsen Keller-man said the company released the 1000 in 1999 with the intention of it being a tool for sailors and outdoor sports and weather enthusiasts. "Farmers are turning out to be a really big part of our business. The 4000 is really popular with them. We were surprised by the demand for little hand-held weather stations, "he said.

OBS

Not to be confused with "manual (weather) station."

Key term(s)
  • hand-held station

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Appareils de mesure
CONT

Station portative EB312. Petite station météo portative 3 fonctions : prévisions météo par icônes, température ambiante et horloge-calendrier. Idéal pour les activités de plein air : un appareil commode et peu encombrant à mettre dans toutes les poches.

CONT

Station météorologique portative. [...] un instrument destiné à faciliter les observations météorologiques dans les excursions de plus en plus fréquentes qu'exécutent les touristes [...] Cet instrument est composé de façon à pouvoir déterminer exactement, en tous lieux, d'une manière commode et prompte, les trois données météorologiques les plus importantes de l'air, savoir : sa pression, sa température et son degré d'humidité. C'est le groupement d'un baromètre, d'un thermomètre, d'un hygromètre et d'une boussole. L'agencement de ces appareils constitue un instrument d'un volume restreint, renfermé dans un étui unique [...]. la Nature, 1874, deuxième semestre, p. 112.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «station (météo) manuelle».

Key term(s)
  • station météorologique portable
  • station portable
  • station météorologique de poche

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

The purpose of Guttman scaling is to establish a one-dimensional continuum for a concept you wish to measure. Essentially, it is a set of items or statements so that a respondent who agrees with any specific question in the list will also agree with all previous questions. It is used to predict item responses perfectly knowing only the total score for the respondent.

Key term(s)
  • scalogram

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie

Spanish

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Record 9 1992-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

procedural format

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police

Spanish

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