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TCM [28 records]

Record 1 2019-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Torpedoes
OBS

torpedo countermeasure; TCM : The plural form of this designation(torpedo countermeasures) and the abbreviation are standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • torpedo countermeasures
  • torpedo counter-measure
  • torpedo counter-measures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Torpilles
OBS

mesure antitorpille; TCM : La désignation au pluriel (mesures antitorpilles) et l'abréviation sont normalisées par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • mesures antitorpilles
  • mesure anti-torpille
  • mesures anti-torpilles

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Animal Breeding
CONT

The embryo are classified as to their suitability for transfer and are placed in holding media until they are actually needed for recipient animals.

OBS

A variety of media ranging from complex tissue culture media(e. g., TCM 199) to simple balanced salt solutions enriched with serum, or serum albumins, have been used for the collection and holding of sheep and goat embryos before transfer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
CONT

Possibilités d'infection du milieu contenant l'œuf fécondé vivant. [...] après identification de l'œuf sous la loupe, cet œuf est repris à la pipette avec un faible volume (maximum 0,5 ml) pour être remis dans le milieu de conservation qui sera ensuite utilisé pour la mise en place.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
  • Acupuncture
OBS

The College is the official professional regulatory authority that regulates the practice of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and acupuncture in the province of British Columbia.... The College is committed to protecting the public by ensuring that anyone holding themselves out as practicing or qualified to practice traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture is registered through the College. Moreover, [it] strives to ensure that registrants establish, maintain and continually improve the quality of care they provide to their clients.

Key term(s)
  • College of Acupuncturists of BC

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
  • Acupuncture
Key term(s)
  • College of Acupuncturists of BC

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Acupuncture
OBS

[The] Canadian Association of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine(CAATCM) was incorporated in 1994 as a non-profit, multi-discipline professional association to promote and improve the practice of traditional chinese médicine [(TCM) ] and acupuncture in the prevention and treatment of diseases, and restoration and maintenance of health.

OBS

[CAACTM] regards the health and well-being of [its] clients as [its] primary responsibility, and strives to meet their needs and help them attain their optimal level of health.... [The Association] advocates that acupuncture is an integral part of TCM, and not a separate entity.... [CAATCM] insists that acupuncture practitioners must be knowledgeable in the fundamentals of TCM and be proficient in the assessment techniques in order to arrive at the proper diagnosis and offer the appropriate treatment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Acupuncture

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
OBS

Since its establishment in 1986, International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver has been providing students with academic excellence in traditional Chinese medicine and will continue to offer the best instruction and training in the TCM(traditional Chinese medicine) program to those with a sincere interest in the wisdom and benefits of the Chinese medial tradition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Statutes and Regulations (Air Transport)
  • Training of Personnel
CONT

The Training Control Manual(TCM) serves as the ATO's [Approved Training Organization] "master" training document that controls the content and delivery of all authorized training services. It should provide sufficient detail to enable both support and instructional staff to consistently deliver the training with the highest possible levels of standardization and quality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Réglementation et législation (Transp. aérien)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
CONT

Le Manuel de contrôle de la formation sert de document «maître» de la formation et contrôle le contenu et la fourniture de tous les services de formation offerts par l’OFA [Formation et délivrance des licences]. Il doit être suffisamment détaillé pour permettre au personnel de soutien et d’instruction de toujours dispenser la formation aux plus hauts niveaux de normalisation et de qualité, et son contenu doit permettre d’élaborer des guides de l’instructeur détaillés.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Training of Personnel
  • Air Transport
CONT

A training control manual details the training courses, facilities and instructors aptitudes pertinent to the training to be provided by the training organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Un manuel de contrôle de la formation décrit les cours de formation, les installations et les aptitudes des instructeurs applicables à la formation que fournira l'’organisme de formation.

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Acupuncture
OBS

Mission : Commited to maintaining and further improving leadership in the field of Acupuncture [and] Traditional Chinese Medical [TCM] education, as well as providing the highest quality of education in Acupuncture [and] TCM; providing enhanced continuing education programs to health care professionals who wish to integrate and upgrade their skills; and enabling all graduates to succeed as primary health care providers using the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and to become an integral part of the modern health care system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Acupuncture

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
OBS

terrain characteristic matching; TCM : term and abbreviation standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

adaptation aux caractéristiques du terrain; TCM : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 10 2014-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) originated in ancient China and has evolved over thousands of years. TCM practitioners use herbal medicines and various mind and body practices, such as acupuncture and tai chi, to treat or prevent health problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Pour assurer le bien-être chez les humains, la médecine traditionnelle chinoise a recours à cinq pratiques principales [...] : l'acupuncture; la pharmacopée chinoise (herbes médicinales); la diététique chinoise; le massage Tui Na; les exercices énergétiques (le Qi Gong et le tai-chi) [...]

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Telecommunications Switching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Commutation (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
221.59
occupation code
OBS

221.59: trade specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
221.59
occupation code
OBS

221.59 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-12-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tourism Publicity
DEF

An evaluation technique [that] derives willingness to pay for environmental benefits at specific locations by using information on the amount of money and time that people spend to visit the location; form of environmental resource accounting; uses the information on the money and time that consumers spend on enjoying a recreational site as a proxy for the demand for that site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stimulation du tourisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Publicidad turística
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Record 14 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Statutes and Regulations (Rail Transport)
OBS

General American Transportation Corporation, Chicago, Illinois.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Législation et réglementation (Transport par rail)
OBS

Renseignement retrouvé dans la base de données AMICUS

Spanish

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Record 15 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
  • Climate Change
Universal entry(ies)
CHCl3
formula, see observation
67-66-3
CAS number
DEF

A clear, colorless, volatile liquid, CHCl3, with a strong ethereal smell and a sweetish, burning taste [which is] used to induce general anesthesia by inhalation of its vapor.

CONT

As is the case with methane or tropospheric ozone, many of the lesser greenhouse gases (methyl chloroform, methylene chloride, methyl chloride, CFC-22, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform) are removed from the atmosphere through photochemical reactions involving OH.

OBS

Chloroform is used in fluorocarbon refrigerants, fluorocarbon plastics, solvent, analytical chemistry, fumigant, and insecticides.

OBS

TCM : This might be an in-house or a non-recognized abbreviation; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion.

OBS

chloroform: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

OBS

Chemical formula: CHCl3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
  • Changements climatiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CHCl3
formula, see observation
67-66-3
CAS number
DEF

Composé [utilisé comme] dissolvant [ou comme] anesthésique.

CONT

On s'est aperçu ces dernières années que les composés insolubles et très stables, tels que les chlorofluorométhanes ou fréons, le tétrachlorure de carbone, le chloroforme etc... peuvent s'accumuler dans la troposphère et parvenir jusqu'à la stratosphère où les radiations ultraviolettes libèrent les atomes d'halogènes susceptibles de détruire de l'ozone par un mécanisme où des composés de l'halogène interviennent comme catalyseur.

OBS

chloroforme : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

OBS

Formule chimique : CHCl3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Anestesia y reanimación
  • Cambio climático
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CHCl3
formula, see observation
67-66-3
CAS number
OBS

Líquido volátil, transparente, incoloro, de sabor dulce. Miscible con alcohol, éter, benceno, disolventes de la nafta, aceites fijos y volátiles; algo soluble en agua. No inflamable, aunque puede arder expuesto prolongadamente al fuego o alta temperatura. Muy tóxico por inhalación e ingestión. Narcótico.

OBS

Fórmula química : CHCl3

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Record 16 2009-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

At a maximum cruise speed of 235 knots, the Cessna 400 Corvalis TT is the fastest fixed-gear single-engine piston aircraft on the market. Equipped with a 310-horsepower Teledyne Continental TCM IO-550N, the Cessna 350 Corvalis has a certified ceiling of 18, 000 feet and a maximum cruise speed of 190 knots. The twin turbocharger equipped, intercooled TCM TSIO-550C installed in the Cessna 400 Corvalis TT enables it to cruise as high as 25, 000 feet while its pilot and passengers enjoy the convenience of the 400's standard 4-place, built-in oxygen system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
Key term(s)
  • trade control measures
  • TCMs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 18 2002-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

A technique whereby transmission takes place as bursts alternately in the two directions. The necessary transmission speed is therefore doubled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Méthode de transmission utilisée dans les systèmes de transmission numérique et dans laquelle la transmission s'effectue dans les deux sens par blocs unidirectionnels sans chevauchement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

Técnica en la que la transmisión tiene lugar a ráfagas alternativamente en las dos direcciones. La velocidad de transmisión necesaria es, por tanto, doblada.

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Record 19 2001-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
OBS

Dissolved.

OBS

List of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Bodies.

Key term(s)
  • Sub-committee on the Proposed Convention on the International Combined Transport of Goods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
OBS

Répertoire des organes de l'OACI (Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 20 2000-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Trade
OBS

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Trade Commissioner Service Overseas Programs and Services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Commerce
OBS

Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international, Service des délégués commerciaux, Programmes et Services à l'étranger.

Spanish

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Record 21 1998-03-20

English

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

Name of a company.

OBS

Source(s) :TCM Internet Services.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 22 1998-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Telecommunications Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
OBS

Codage vidéo.

Spanish

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Record 23 1996-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Applications of Automation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 24 1996-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Radio Interference

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Perturbations radio

Spanish

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Record 25 1993-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

The highest pressure which can occur temporarily without derangement of the component or system functions.

CONT

Railway tank cars.... The maximum pressure allowable for the CTC 111A1OOW2 rail cars 448 kPa(65 psi). When the 111A60W2 cars are used, this maximum pressure would be 276 kPa(40 psi)(TCM 1979). Both these pressures exceed the maximum compressed air pressure of 207 kPa(30 psi) used during unloading. Sulphuric acid is never transported under pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Pression maximale temporaire qui ne provoque aucun mauvais fonctionnement du composant ou du système.

CONT

[Wagons-citernes]. La pression de service maximale permise pour les wagons-citernes de classe 111A6OOW2 de MDT est de 448 kPa (65 psi). Lorsque les wagons citernes de classe 111AGOW2 sont utilisés, la pression maximale permise est de 276 kPa (40 psi) CTCM,1979). Ces deux pressions excèdent la pression d'air maximale de 207 kPa (30 psi) utilisée au cours du déchargement. L'acide sulfurique n'est jamais transporté sous pression.

Spanish

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Record 26 1992-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical Engineering
OBS

trellis coding modulation, TCM : A modem modulation technique in which sophisticated mathematics are used to predict the best fit between the incoming signal and a large set of possible combinations of amplitude and phase changes. TCM provides for transmission speeds of 14, 400 bps and above in single voice grade phone lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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Record 27 1985-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

a set of macrostatements to be coded by the user and modules in programmable store system host support that are used to define and create the terminal operational environment.

CONT

A time-saving feature is the Terminal Configuration Manager(TCM) for system configuration from the low profile detached keyboard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

Il s'agit d'un programme de gestion

Spanish

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Record 28 1984-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Physics
CONT

Railway tank cars.... The maximum pressure allowable for the CTC 111A1OOW2 rail cars is 448 kPa(65 psi). When the 111A6OW2 cars are used, this maximum pressure would be 276 kPa(40 psi)(TCM 1979). Both these pressures exceed the maximum compressed air pressure of 207 kPa(30 psi) used during unloading. Sulphuric acid is never transported under pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Physique
CONT

[Wagons-citernes]. La pression de service maximale permise pour les wagons-citernes de classe 111A6OOW2 du MDT est de 448 kPa (65 psi). Lorsque les wagons citernes de classe 111AGOW2 sont utilisés, la pression maximale permise est de 276 kPa (40 psi) CTCM, 1979). Ces deux pressions excèdent la pression d'air maximale de 207 kPa (30 psi) utilisée au cours du déchargement. L'acide sulfurique n'est jamais transporté sous pression.

Spanish

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