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CONSTRAINT [11 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Economic Planning
DEF

A restraint which limits or confines the area of freedom one has in formulating or pursuing programs and objectives.

OBS

for "limitation": Constraint: fashionable synonym for limitation, e.g. budgetary constraints are limitations on government spending set by its capacity to tax or borrow ...

PHR

alleviate a constraint

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Planification économique
DEF

Conditions à remplir pour atteindre un objectif en ne dépassant pas certaines limites liées à la définition d'un optimum faisant généralement intervenir la relation volume-coût-prix.

PHR

atténuer une contrainte

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

In planning, an imposed obligation on action.

OBS

constraint: term and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

En planification, obligation ou exigence imposée.

OBS

contrainte : terme et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

A restrictive condition, force or influence.

OBS

Caution: "restraint" and "constraint" are only synonyms if they are used figuratively to denote the means of preventing one from doing something, such as in the expressions "social constraints" or "social restraints". In other instances, because of the quirks of usage, they cannot be used interchangeably. "Restraint", in particular, is a highly polysemous term. It can denote a device that restricts movement (= restraining device); it can denote the control over one's expression, emotions or urges, i.e. moderation (DE: Mäßigung) in addition to the figurative definition already cited in this observation. "Constraint" is strictly an abstract term and can have the same figurative meaning as "restraint" cited above or it can have the slightly stronger meaning of repressing (and not simply controlling) one's own feelings, behavior, or actions.

CONT

[Deindividuation is] the process whereby social restraints are weakened, and impulsive and aggressive tendencies released ....

CONT

... conflict between what a counselor wants or needs to do in order to help the client and what he or she is limited to do by external constraints.

PHR

Legal, social constraints.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Règle obligatoire.

OBS

Mise en garde : le terme «contrainte» a une plus grande portée sémantique que sa contrepartie anglaise «constraint». Le terme français peut revêtir un sens tant abstrait que concret, ce qui n'est pas possible en anglais (abstrait seulement).

PHR

Contrainte double, morale, sociale. Les contraintes de la vie familiale.

PHR

Agir sous la contrainte. Être soumis à des contraintes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions.

OBS

Caution: "restraint" and "constraint" are only synonyms if they are used figuratively to denote the means of preventing one from doing something, such as in the expressions "social constraints" or "social restraints". In other instances, because of the quirks of usage, they cannot be used interchangeably. "Restraint", in particular, is a highly polysemous term. It can denote a device that restricts movement (= restraining device); it can denote the control over one's expression, emotions or urges, i.e. moderation (DE: Mäßigung) in addition to the figurative definition already cited above in this observation. "Constraint" is strictly an abstract term and can have the same figurative meaning as "restraint" cited above or it can have the slightly stronger meaning of repressing (and not simply controlling) one's own feelings, behavior, or actions.

CONT

[Creativity is] the ability to originate something new and appropriate by transcending common thought constraints.

PHR

Biomechanical constraint. End-state stability constraint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Le fait de se contraindre, de se retenir ou de se forcer à agir contre sa volonté.

PHR

Contrainte biomécanique, double.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

The act of forcing by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation.

OBS

Caution: "restraint" and "constraint" are only synonyms if they are used figuratively to denote the means of preventing one from doing something, such as in the expressions "social constraints" or "social restraints". In other instances, because of the quirks of usage, they cannot be used interchangeably. "Restraint", in particular, is a highly polysemous term. It can denote a device that restricts movement (= restraining device); it can denote the control over one's expression, emotions or urges, i.e. moderation (DE: Mäßigung) in addition to the figurative definition already cited in this observation. "Constraint" is strictly an abstract term and can have the same figurative meaning as "restraint" cited above or it can have the slightly stronger meaning of repressing (and not simply controlling) one's own feelings, behavior, or actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Ensemble de toutes les attitudes, de toutes les méthodes et techniques par lesquelles on impose à un malade, contre sa liberté et sa volonté, une hospitalisation, un traitement, une alimentation, une limitation de son activité.

PHR

User de contrainte contre quelqu'un/à l'égard de quelqu'un. User de contrainte pour forcer quelqu'un à faire quelque chose. Empêcher quelqu'un d'agir par la contrainte.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Engineering
DEF

A property or relation that restricts the space of possible solutions to a problem.

CONT

A constraint is a rule that limits the possible solutions to a problem. To find a solution, we often must sort through many bad solutions before discovering a good one. A good constraint rules out, in one step, most of the very bad attempts at a solution. For example, a good constraint for fixturing a part would be to put the biggest and flattest side up against the jaw of a vise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Ingénierie
DEF

Valeur restrictive exprimée par une règle.

PHR

Calculer, créer, décrire, définir, évaluer, exprimer mathématiquement, fixer, imposer, intégrer, introduire, lier une contrainte (à l'objet, aux aspects, aux procédés d'usinage), répondre à des contraintes, respecter, spécifier, tenir compte des contraintes.

PHR

Contrainte courte, fonctionnelle, géométrique, linéaire, longue, maximale, principale, secondaire, sévère, topologique.

PHR

Contrainte de continuité, de fabrication, d'intégrité, de positivité, de type métrique.

PHR

Acquisition interactive, calcul des contraintes, construction sous contraintes, définition, évaluation, prise en compte, programmation, résolution des contraintes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
  • Inteligencia artificial
  • Ingeniería
DEF

En la programación matemática, cualquiera de las ecuaciones o desigualdades especificadas en un problema, que crean restricciones que limitan las soluciones óptimas.

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Record 7 - external organization data 2006-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
15.04.24 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

adaptation of a data type that restricts its range or operations

OBS

constraint: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-15:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
15.04.24 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

adaptation d'un type de données qui restreint son intervalle ou ses opérations

OBS

contrainte : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-15:1999].

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Production Management
  • Sales (Marketing)
DEF

Factor that determines the production or sales of a company at a given moment. Although it is normally client demand it can also be buying or production capacity.

CONT

Once [the limiting factor] identified, it is easier to concentrate efforts to overcome [it].

OBS

limiting factor: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Gestion de la production
  • Vente
DEF

Facteur qui détermine la production ou les ventes d'une entreprise. Normalement, il s'agit de la demande des clients, mais il peut s'agir de la capacité d'achat ou de production.

CONT

Une fois [le facteur limitatif] identifié, il est plus facile de concentrer tous les efforts pour surmonter le problème.

OBS

facteur limitatif : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de la empresa (Generalidades)
  • Gestión de la producción
  • Ventas (Comercialización)
DEF

Factor que en un momento dado determina la producción o las ventas de una empresa. Aunque habitualmente es la demanda de los clientes también puede ser la capacidad de compra o de producción.

CONT

Una vez identificado [el factor limitativo] es más fácil concentrar los esfuerzos para su superación.

OBS

factor limitativo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 9 1996-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

An adaptation of a data type that restricts its range or operations.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Adaptation de type de données qui restreint son intervalle ou ses opérations.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

External limitations imposed upon the adjustable quantities (observations and coordinates) in a network adjustment.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Limites extérieures imposées pour les quantités modifiables (observations et coordonnés) lors d'une compensation de réseau.

Spanish

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Record 11 1991-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)

Spanish

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