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MFC [10 records]

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Record 1 2022-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
OBS

maritime fighter controller; MFC: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
OBS

contrôleur d'interception en opérations maritimes; CIOM : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fuel Cells (Electr.)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy by the catalytic reaction of microorganisms ...

CONT

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an environmentally friendly technology for electricity harvesting from a variety of substrates. Microorganisms used as catalysts in the anodic chamber, which are termed as electricigens, play a major role in the operation of MFCs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piles à combustible (Électricité)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Dispositif qui convertit l'énergie chimique en énergie électrique par réaction catalytique de microorganismes.

CONT

Des bactéries qui produisent de l'électricité en se nourrissant sur la racine de plantes vertes ou même en dépolluant des eaux usées : c'est le principe des piles microbiennes, sur lesquelles des chercheurs rennais travaillent.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Target Acquisition
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Infantry
DEF

An observer operating with forward troops and able to adjust mortar fire and other indirect supporting fire and pass back battlefield information.

OBS

mortar fire controller; MFC: designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel and the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Infanterie
DEF

Observateur se trouvant avec des troupes avancées et qui est en mesure de régler le tir de mortier et le tir d'autres moyens de tir d'appui indirect et de communiquer à l'arrière les informations concernant la situation sur le champ de bataille.

OBS

contrôleur de tir de mortier; CTM : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Finance
OBS

The Municipal Financing Corporation of Saskatchewan (MFC) was established in 1969 under the authority of The Municipal Financing Corporation Act. The purposes of MFC is to assist in making capital funds available for the financing of sewer and water, school, hospital, and other essential construction and local improvement projects by municipalities, school divisions and health districts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Finances
OBS

Officiellement il n'y a pas d'équivalent en français. Information obtenue par l'Office de coordination des affaires francophones (OCAF) et le Bureau de la minorité de langue officielle (BMLO).

Key term(s)
  • Société de financement municipal

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Microgravity Facilities for Columbus (MFC) Programme is the most important European contribution to the International Space Station's microgravity utilisation initiative. The MFC programme covers the development of five multi-user laboratories in the fields of Biology, Human Physiology, Materials and Fluid Science.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Information confirmed by the organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
OBS

Information confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

A.J./J.C.L. 05.75

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

enterprise systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Husbands and wives working together in small groups to improve the quality of family life in the Spanish-speaking communities of the U.S.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 10 1987-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Marketing
OBS

of the Consumers Association of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Commercialisation
OBS

de l'Association des consommateurs du Canada.

Spanish

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