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MRV [3 records]

Record 1 2013-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
OBS

machine readable visa; MRV: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
OBS

visa lisible à la machine; MRV : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
  • Vigilancia y formalidades (Transporte aéreo)
OBS

visado de lectura mecánica; VLM: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2011-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

A missile payload comprising two or more warheads that engage the same target.

OBS

multiple re-entry vehicle; MRV: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

corps de rentrée à têtes multiples : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Misiles y cohetes
CONT

Ciertos misiles IRBM [misil balístico de mediano alcance] e ICBM [misil balístico intercontinental] solo llevan una carga nuclear en su ojiva pero son cada vez más numerosos los portadores de una carga múltiple cuyos componentes se separan antes de llegar al suelo. En los del tipo MRV, las cargas nucleares se dispersan y alcanzan el suelo, al azar en torno del centro visado.

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Record 3 2007-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
  • Military Transportation
Key term(s)
  • maintenance-recovery vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
  • Transport militaire

Spanish

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