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TARGET APPROVAL [10 records]

Record 1 2025-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

The approval to engage a target within and outside the boundaries of the unit for which the fires are provided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Autorisation d'engager une cible à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur des limites de l'unité à qui on fournit le tir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

A target for which planned actions require national-level review and approval.

OBS

In Canada, the Chief of the Defence Staff is responsible for the national-level review and approval.

OBS

sensitive target; ST: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel in 2017.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Cible pour laquelle les actions prévues nécessitent un examen et une approbation à l’échelle nationale.

OBS

Au Canada, le chef d'état-major de la défense est responsable de l'examen et de l'approbation au niveau national.

OBS

cible sensible : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées en 2017.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combined-Events Contests

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A satellite-observed Earth surface area used for the purpose of comparing measurements made by an instrument with a standard or a set of reference data.

CONT

Finally, study work on using Dome-C in Antarctica as a calibration target for external calibration of SMOS [Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity] ...

OBS

calibration target : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

PHR

Active point calibration target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Portion de la surface terrestre observée par le satellite utilisé dans la détermination de la relation entre les indications de l'appareil de mesure et les valeurs du mesurande (grandeur à mesurer).

OBS

Les surfaces enneigées du Groënland et de l'Antarctique sont des cibles adaptées pour l'étalonnage des canaux visibles et proche-ultraviolet.

PHR

Cible ponctuelle active d'étalonnage, cible ponctuelle passive d'étalonnage.

PHR

Cible d'étalonnage à point actif.

OBS

cible d'étalonnage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de Radarsat-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
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Record 5 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

An object that reflects a sufficient amount of radiated signal to produce a return, or echo, signal on detection equipment.

OBS

target : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Portion de la surface terrestre observée par le satellite.

OBS

cible : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Cible artificielle, dure.

PHR

Illuminer la cible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 6 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Natural or man-made feature of known characteristics used for calibration or testing of sensor performance.

OBS

test target : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Cible naturelle ou artificielle dont les caractéristiques sont connues et qui sert à l'étalonnage ou aux essais de performance d'un capteur.

OBS

cible d'essai : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 7 2006-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A target thus localized that its position in space and some of its other radar properties can be treated as if it were located at a single point.

OBS

point target : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
OBS

cible ponctuelle : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

PHR

Compression, discordance de phase, écho, focalisation d'une cible ponctuelle.

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

A polarimetric radar can be used to determine the target response or scattering matrix using two orthogonal polarizations, typically linear H and linear V on each of transmit and receive. If a scattering matrix is known, the response of the target to any combination of incident and received polarizations can be computed.

OBS

target response : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
CONT

On peut utiliser deux polarisations orthogonales, généralement de transmission-réception linéaires H et V, d'un radar polarimétrique pour déterminer la réponse d'une cible ou la matrice de diffusion. Si l'on connaît la matrice de diffusion, on peut calculer la réponse de la cible pour toutes les combinaisons de polarisations de transmission-réception.

OBS

réponse de la cible : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Space Shuttle stops within 50 meters of Mir, which is approximately one-half the length of a football field. From that position the Space Shuttle waits for clearance from Mission Control to continue. When the command is given to continue, the Reaction Control System is activated again and the Space Shuttle closes in on Mir at a speed of about 0.05 meters per second until it reaches a distance of about 9 meters. There, the Space Shuttle stops again and waits for approximately 5 minutes. The Commander and Pilot make sure they can see the docking target clearly and fine-tune the alignment of the Space Shuttle with the docking target. A large black cross called the Stand-off Cross is mounted 30 centimeters (cm) above the back plate in the center of the target. When the Commander has the Stand-off Cross squarely in line with the docking target, he or she maneuvers the Space Shuttle and makes contact with the docking ring. Once a series of hooks is engaged, the Space Shuttle is then successfully docked with Mir.

OBS

docking target : term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Voici le module d'habitation Zvezda [...] Le «bras» que l'on voit en bas à gauche porte une cible [d'amarrage] dont se servent justement les Progress et les Soyouz pour se guider.

OBS

cible d'amarrage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 10 1987-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Security Intelligence Review Committee.

French

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

Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité.

Spanish

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