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Record 1 2021-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Weapon Systems
OBS

The verb used to indicate those explosive effects capable of endangering life and property through blast, heat and projection of missiles. It encompasses both deflagration and detonation.

OBS

explode; expl: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

Ce verbe exprime l'action qui produit des effets explosifs capables de mettre en danger les personnes et les biens du fait du souffle, de la chaleur et des projections de missiles. Il inclut à la fois la déflagration et la détonation.

OBS

exploser; expl : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

Placing information from an input record into nonadjacent storage areas (scatter read) and collecting information from nonadjacent storage areas into a single physical record (gather write).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Séparer des données d'un article en plusieurs groupes de données répartis dans des zones de mémoire différentes.

Spanish

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