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RELAY CENTER [12 records]

Record 1 2017-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

relay rod; center link : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • centre link

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

barre d'accouplement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

tape relay: a method, using perforated tape as the intermediate storage, of relaying messages between the transmitting and receiving stations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Communications
Key term(s)
  • tape relay center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions militaires

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Military Communications
Key term(s)
  • radio relay center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transmissions militaires

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

As an integral part of worldwide search and rescue, NOAA [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] operates the Search & Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking(SARSAT) System to locate those in distress almost anywhere in the world at anytime and in most conditions. The SARSAT system uses NOAA satellites in low-earth and geostationary orbits to detect and locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress. The satellites relay distress signals from emergency beacons to a network of ground stations and ultimately to the U. S. Mission Control Center(USMCC) in Suitland, Maryland. The USMCC processes the distress signal and alerts the appropriate search and rescue authorities to who is in distress and, more importantly, where they are located.

OBS

search and rescue satellite aided tracking system; SARSAT system: term and shortened form officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
OBS

L'acronyme SARSAT désigne le Programme du système de poursuite par satellite SAR. Il s'agit d'un réseau de satellites exploités par les gouvernements canadien, russe, français et américain. Ces satellites captent les appels émis au moyen de radiobalises de détresse [...] et les relaient vers les centres de contrôle de mission (CCM) à terre. Ces centres relaient l'information au Centre de coordination des efforts de sauvetage (RCC) le plus proche, qui dépêche alors une unité de sauveteurs. Le système SARSAT permet de localiser un signal de détresse dans un rayon de 30 km.

OBS

système de recherche et sauvetage assisté par satellite; système SARSAT : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
CONT

NASCOM [NASA Communications Voice Control Center] is the "central nervous system" for all NASA's global communications network. Voice, data and teletype links are available through the network for connecting the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System,(TDRSS) with user spacecraft control centers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

A location where an incoming message is automatically directed to one or more outgoing circuits according to intelligence contained in the message. (Clarified by switching center).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Commutation téléphonique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Conmutación telefónica
DEF

Centro de conmutación en donde las señales son recibidas y automáticamente encaminadas, a uno o más circuitos de salida, según los datos que contiene el propio mensaje.

Key term(s)
  • centro de conmutación
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Record 8 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The largest portion of the diencephalon of the brain, consisting of several nuclear masses of gray matter on either side of the third ventricle.

OBS

[It is] a major relay center for both sensory and motor signals.

OBS

Plural: thalami.

Key term(s)
  • thalami

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le thalamus est constitué de deux masses ovoïdes situées dans la zone médiane de l'encéphale et formées de noyaux de substance grise. Un petit pont de substance grise (adhésion interthalamique) unit les deux masses.

OBS

Pluriel : thalami.

Key term(s)
  • thalami

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Área de coordinación sensorial localizada en las zonas laterales del diencéfalo de vertebrados.

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Record 9 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Telecommunications
Key term(s)
  • United Nations Telecommunications Relay Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Telecomunicaciones
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Record 10 1993-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications Transmission
CONT

The risk of interception of transmission of sensitive government information is serious because of system vulnerabilities. The extensive use of microwave and other radio relay systems makes long distance telephone calls and data transmission particularly vulnerable to radio intercept. Transmissions carried by wirelines can be intercepted by casual eavesdropping at relay or switching centres, or by deliberate monitoring of the circuit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Internet et télématique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
CONT

L'interception de transmissions de renseignements de nature délicate de l'État constitue une menace sérieuse. L'utilisation prolongée de micro-ondes ou d'autres systèmes de relais par radio rend les appels téléphoniques interurbains et la transmission de données particulièrement vulnérables à l'interception radio. Les transmissions acheminées par câbles peuvent être interceptées soit à l'occasion d'indiscrétions aux centres de transmission ou de commutation, soit suite à une écoute délibérée.

Spanish

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Record 11 1991-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signals (Military)
Key term(s)
  • major tape relay center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Radio Broadcasting
Key term(s)
  • Message Relay Center for the Deaf

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Radiodiffusion

Spanish

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