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FMEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Quality Control (Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- failure modes and effects analysis
1, record 1, English, failure%20modes%20and%20effects%20analysis
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FMEA 1, record 1, English, FMEA
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fault modes and effects analysis 2, record 1, English, fault%20modes%20and%20effects%20analysis
correct
- FEMA 3, record 1, English, FEMA
correct
- FEMA 3, record 1, English, FEMA
- failure mode and effect analysis 4, record 1, English, failure%20mode%20and%20effect%20analysis
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An interactive documented process of a systematic nature performed to identify basic faults at the part level and to determine their effects at a higher (assembly) level. 5, record 1, English, - failure%20modes%20and%20effects%20analysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
failure modes and effects analysis; FMEA: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 6, record 1, English, - failure%20modes%20and%20effects%20analysis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- analyse des modes de défaillance et de leurs effets
1, record 1, French, analyse%20des%20modes%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance%20et%20de%20leurs%20effets
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AMDE 1, record 1, French, AMDE
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- FMEA 2, record 1, French, FMEA
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- analyse des modes de panne et de leurs effets 3, record 1, French, analyse%20des%20modes%20de%20panne%20et%20de%20leurs%20effets
correct, feminine noun
- AMDE 4, record 1, French, AMDE
correct, feminine noun
- AMDE 4, record 1, French, AMDE
- analyse des modes de défaillance et de leurs conséquences 5, record 1, French, analyse%20des%20modes%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance%20et%20de%20leurs%20cons%C3%A9quences
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus interactif documenté de nature systématique, destiné à déceler les principales défaillances au niveau des pièces et à déterminer leurs répercussions sur l'ensemble du système. 6, record 1, French, - analyse%20des%20modes%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance%20et%20de%20leurs%20effets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
FMEA : acronyme spécifique à RADARSAT accepté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale. 7, record 1, French, - analyse%20des%20modes%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance%20et%20de%20leurs%20effets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
analyse des modes de défaillances et de leurs effets; AMDE : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense. 8, record 1, French, - analyse%20des%20modes%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance%20et%20de%20leurs%20effets
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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