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ACTIVATION TIME [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
DEF

The time interval from response by a sensing device until the suppression system, smoke control system, alarm system or other fire safety system is fully operational.

OBS

activation time: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Intervalle de temps qui s'écoule entre le déclenchement de la réponse d'un capteur jusqu'à ce que le système de suppression, le système de contrôle des fumées, le système d'alarme ou un autre système de sécurité incendie soit totalement opérationnel.

OBS

délai d'activation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The time, expressed in co-ordinated universal time (UTC), at which an aircraft departs from, or is estimated to arrive over, a specified point of activation.

OBS

time of activation: term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

Key term(s)
  • activation time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Exprimée en temps universel coordonné (UTC), heure à laquelle un aéronef quitte un point d'activation spécifié, ou heure estimée d'arrivée au-dessus d'un tel point.

OBS

heure d'activation : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Power Supply
DEF

The time from the initial application of power until a sensor produces a specified useful output, though not necessarily at the accuracy of full specification performance.

CONT

External Remote Control: Inputs per channel with common ground. Connection of ground to a remote input switches the amplifier input from the line source to the mic source. The mic turn-on time is immediate with 1.5 second line level turn-on time after manual gating.

CONT

Advanced dynamic detectors ... Specifications ... Electrical ... Turn-on time: typ. 60s from power-on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Distribution électrique)
DEF

Après sa mise sous tension, temps nécessaire à un appareil électrique pour en arriver à un rendement minimal.

Spanish

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