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TIER SYSTEM [13 records]

Record 1 2019-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Engineering
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Network system engineers work in the upper tier of an organization's information technology department, overseeing the functionality, design and security of the computer system. They specifically look [at] how information is shared internally and externally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ingénierie
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • National and International Economics
OBS

A 1968 agreement ... froze the gold in the official reserves of individual nations ... Under the agreement, two gold markets were established. One, the official gold market, would continue to price gold at thirty-five dollars an ounce in transactions between central banks and international monetary institutions; the other, the free market, would operate at supply and demand prices, with gold seeking its own level ... The need for such an agreement came to an end in 1971 ...

Key term(s)
  • two tier gold price
  • two tier gold system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Économie nationale et internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Economía nacional e internacional
DEF

Sistema monetario internacional propuesto en 1967 en el cual existían dos mercados para el oro: el mercado oficial de 35 dólares la onza, y reservado a las transacciones oficiales entre bancos centrales; y el mercado libre al que acudirían el resto de oferentes y demandantes. Desapareció en noviembre de 1973.

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Record 3 2003-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
CONT

The HAWK has been modified and tested to intercept short-range ballistic missiles. Because HAWK is a well established system, the current program of upgrades and enhancements is seen as a low risk, near-term missile defense solution against short-range ballistic missiles and other airborne threats such as aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicles. In this role, HAWK can be considered a lower-tier missile defense system.

Key term(s)
  • low tier system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes de haute technicité
CONT

[...] les Etats-Unis développent des programmes de défense antimissile de théâtre regroupés sous le terme de Theater Missile Defense (TMD). Parmi eux, il faut distinguer les programmes de défense «couche basse» (lower-tier systems), qui correspondent à la défense de point, et les programmes de défense «couche haute» (upper-tier systems), qui correspondent à la défense de zone.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
OBS

Within a cellular containership the following system of co-ordinates is used : Bay-Row-Tier; a bay is an athwartship section of the ship, one container in length; a row is a longitudinal section of the ship, one container wide; a tier is a vertical section of the ship, one container deep. Thus the position of a container within the ship is shown; 21-07-08, i. e. Bay 21, Row 07, Tier 08.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
DEF

A system [that] quickly heats washer fluid on demand, allowing drivers to rapidly and efficiently remove ice, snow, road grime, insects and other visual deterrents that smear, fog or cover windshield glass.

OBS

Microheat spent six years in research and development of HotShot, [the first heated windshield washer fluid system], and over four years working with auto manufacturers and Tier One auto industry suppliers. Microheat was first to develop the aftermarket product to meet almost any application variation within the industry.

Key term(s)
  • HotShot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Système [qui] chauffe rapidement le liquide lave-glace sur demande, ce qui permet aux conducteurs d'éliminer prestement et efficacement glace, neige, poussière, insectes et toute autre substance susceptible de salir, d'embuer ou de recouvrir le pare-brise.

OBS

Le dispositif utilise la chaleur libérée par la batterie du véhicule. Il peut être actionné d'une seule touche installée au tableau de bord. Quarante-cinq secondes plus tard, des jets chauds sont dardés sur le pare-brise.

OBS

Microheat lancera sous peu le premier système chauffant de lave-glace au monde : le HotShot. Il pourrait d'ailleurs être proposé en option dans plusieurs véhicules dès 2004-2005.

Key term(s)
  • HotShot

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Surveys
DEF

A subdivision of land under the U. S. Public Land Survey system. On maps, it is a horizontal(parallel to latitude lines) tier of land, six miles wide. Successive township tiers are numbered sequentially north and south of an arbitrarily designated latitude line, called a Base Line. T3N would be the third tier north of the base line. North-south trending tiers of a similar nature are called Ranges. The square of land delineated by the intersection of a Township tier and a Range tier is of itself called a township. Townships are approximately 36 square miles in area and subdivided into 36 sections.

OBS

Twp: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levés et relevés techniques (Arpentage)
DEF

Unité cadastrale de superficie de 36 miles terrestres carrés.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Dans le cadre du programme d'immigration des investisseurs, ces catégories sont : entreprise agréée et fonds agréé. Le montant maximal de l'offre diffère selon la catégorie.

OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

The cell bank system generally consists of two tiers : a Master Cell Bank(MCB), and a Working Cell Bank(WCB) generated from the MCB for vaccine manufacturing. In some instances, another tier of ’Primary Cell Bank’ may be established which allows the manufacturers to perform extensive testing on a pool of cryopreserved primary cells prior to their usage in vaccine production. The cells comprising the MCB should be identified and a complete history and characterization of the MCB should be provided...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

Les sociétés de biotechnologie sont familières de ces règles de manufacture. Les standards BPF (bonne pratique de fabrication) doivent être strictement suivis pendant la totalité de la phase de production. Cela commence par la qualité et la validation de la banque cellulaire maîtresse (Master Cell Bank, MCB) et se termine par le conditionnement du produit et son identification/marquage.

OBS

Essais cliniques en thérapie génique.

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
Key term(s)
  • two tier board system
  • two-tiered board system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 10 1996-05-06

English

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

Refers to services offered in addition to the basic service package, in unscrambled form and on a discretionary basis, often using the "negative option" marketing technique-licensee delivers the basic service and discretionary tier(s) to subscriber's premise in non-encrypted form as a package deal, and the onus is on the subscriber to advise the licensee should he/she not wish to take the discretionary tier(s). Should the subscriber opt out of the discretionary tier(s), the licensee blocks(traps out) only the discretionary signals(usually located on 8 consecutive channels in the mid-band) to that household through a trapping device(a negative trap) located outside the subscriber's household, thus requiring a "truck roll". This encryption system is beneficial to a cable licensee only if there is a high penetration in discretionary service subscription.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Se dit des services offerts en sus du service de base, en clair et de façon facultative, souvent employant la technique de marketing «abonnement par défaut» - le titulaire livre en clair, et en un bloc, le service de base ainsi qu'un volet facultatif à l'abonné, laissant la responsabilité à ce dernier de l'aviser s'il ne veut pas le volet facultatif. Si l'abonné décide de ne pas prendre le volet facultatif, le titulaire filtrera (bloquera), à l'entrée du domicile dudit abonné, seulement les signaux facultatifs (offerts normalement sur 8 canaux consécutifs de la bande moyenne), à l'aide d'un interrupteur (un filtre négatif) situé à l'extérieur du domicile de l'abonné, nécessitant la visite d'un technicien. Ce système d'encodage est avantageux seulement pour les systèmes ayant une forte pénétration d'abonnements aux services facultatifs.

Spanish

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Record 11 1992-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel

Spanish

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Record 13 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel

Spanish

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