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EPG [7 records]

Record 1 2019-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

employment planning guide; EPG: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

guide pour la planification d'utilisation; EPG : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
OBS

On earlier manual machine guns, the most common type was a hand crank. On externally powered machine guns, such as miniguns, an electronic button or trigger on a joystick is commonly used.

Key term(s)
  • externally powered machinegun
  • externally driven machinegun

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

[A weapon] which does not use the energy produced by the ammunition, i.e. gas or recoil, but which is driven by electrical, mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic means.

CONT

This externally driven weapon can fire 400 rounds per minute. Moreover, its airburst capability enables it to take out targets behind walls ...

OBS

A useful feature of the design is that a misfire does not cause a stoppage and is simply ejected with the empty cases.

OBS

externally powered gun: designation officially approved by the French Terminology Committee of the Army Doctrine and Tactics Board in 1995.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

[Arme] qui n'utilise pas l'énergie produite par les munitions, [c.-à-d.] le gaz ou le recul, mais qui est actionnée par des moyens électriques, mécaniques, hydrauliques ou pneumatiques.

OBS

Un avantage utile du système est qu'un raté ne cause pas d'arrêt de tir et qu'il est simplement éjecté avec les douilles.

OBS

arme à force motrice indépendante : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l’Armée de terre en 1995.

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • Military Strategy
  • Military Exercises
OBS

exercise planning guide; EPG: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Exercices militaires
OBS

guide de planification des exercices; EPG : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Field Engineering (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Génie (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

An Electronic Program Guide enables the user to choose a specific program from the list of broadcasted ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
CONT

Un guide électronique de programme (EPG : Electronic Program Guide) permet à l'utilisateur de sélectionner un programme particulier à travers la liste des programmes diffusés.

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Electronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Applications de l'électronique
DEF

Appareil utilisant un faisceau électronique concentré et modulé pour dessiner automatiquement des masques destinés à la fabrication de circuits intégrés, ou pour dessiner les motifs du circuit directement sur la tranche.

Spanish

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