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MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DOWNTIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Emergency Management
DEF

The longest period of time for which a critical service and related assets and dependencies can be wholly or partially unavailable before a high degree of injury results.

OBS

maximum allowable downtime; MAD: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by Public Safety Canada and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Période la plus longue pendant laquelle un service indispensable ainsi que les biens et les dépendances connexes peuvent être indisponibles, en partie ou en totalité, avant qu'un préjudice élevé ne soit causé.

OBS

temps d'arrêt maximal admissible; TAMA : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par Sécurité publique Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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