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MDF [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

main defence force; MDF: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • main defense force
  • main defence forces
  • main defense forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

force de défense principale : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • forces de défense principale

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Electronic Warfare
DEF

An electronic file that contains a mission dataset and is loaded into an electronic warfare system.

OBS

electronic warfare system library; EWSL; mission data file; MDF; mission data load; MDL: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Guerre électronique
DEF

Fichier électronique contenant un ensemble de données de mission, qui est chargé sur un système de guerre électronique.

OBS

bibliothèque système de guerre électronique; BSGE; fichier de données de mission; FDM; fichier de données utilisateur; FDU : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

main defence force; MDF: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces; designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • main defense force

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

force de défense principale; FDP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

force de défense principale; MDF : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
OBS

managed derivatives fund; MDF: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
OBS

fonds communs de placement en instruments dérivés; fonds communs d'intervention sur les marchés à terme; FCIMT : termes et abréviation extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
CONT

Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure ... Over time, the term MDF has become a generic name for any dry process fibre board. MDF is typically made up of 82% wood fibre, 9% urea-formaldehyde resin glue, 8% water and 1% paraffin wax ...

OBS

medium-density fibreboard; MDF: term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bois reconstitués
CONT

Un panneau de fibres à densité moyenne [...] est un panneau de fibres de bois à moyenne densité (avec des masses volumiques variables [Ils] sont élaborés à partir de bois feuillus ou résineux (écorcés afin de réduire le taux de silice), réduits en copeaux à l'aide d'une coupeuse-déchiqueteuse.

OBS

panneau de fibres à densité moyenne; MDF : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Exchanges
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A distributing frame, on one part of which terminates the permanent outside lines entering the central office building and on another part terminates the subscriber line multiple cable line, trunk multiple cabling, etc.

OBS

It is used for associating any outside line with any desired terminal in a multiple or with any other outside line. It usually carries the central office protective devices and functions as a test point between line and office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centraux téléphoniques
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Répartiteur où aboutissent les lignes intérieures et extérieures d'un central.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales telefónicas
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Distribuidor principal para asociar una línea externa con el terminal que se desea.

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Record 7 1990-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 8 1984-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

m, DNOA 2.73

Spanish

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