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PASSIVE [7 records]

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Record 1 2007-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Components
DEF

Pertaining to a general class of device that operates on signal power alone.

OBS

For example, a resistor is a passive component and a transistor is an active one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électroniques
DEF

Se dit d'un élément ou d'un circuit ne comportant aucune source d'énergie.

OBS

Le condensateur est un composant passif, mais le transistor est un composant actif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes electrónicos
DEF

Dícese de los circuitos o elementos de instalaciones eléctricas que no contienen ninguna fuente de energía y la reciben del exterior.

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Record 2 2005-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

Said of a loudspeaker without built-in amplification for all the drivers.

Key term(s)
  • audio-passive
  • audiopassive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Se dit d'une enceinte (haut-parleur) qui n'est dotée d'aucune amplification interne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deterioration of Metals
DEF

Chemical state of a metal surface having little or no corrosion when placed in a strongly oxidizing environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Altération des métaux
CONT

La céramique d'alumine [...] est un matériau stable et chimiquement inerte [...] qui résiste à la corrosion [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Electronic Warfare
DEF

In surveillance, an adjective applied to actions or equipments which emit no energy capable of being detected.

OBS

passive: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Guerre électronique
DEF

En surveillance, adjectif s'appliquant à des actions ou équipements n'exigeant pas d'émission d'énergie détectable.

OBS

passif : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN et uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
  • Guerra electrónica
DEF

En vigilancia, adjetivo que se aplica a acciones o equipos que no emiten energía capaz de ser detectada.

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Record 5 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Ces accumulations peuvent être à leur tour «actives» lorsqu'elles présentent un dépôt alimenté en sédiments de diverses compositions, ou «passives» s'il s'agit de dépôts moins épais que les précédents et formés de matériel résiduel.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

... a property of an object or network object that it lacks logical or computational capability and is unable to change the information it contains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

Said of those threats to the confidentiality of data which, if realized, would not result in any unauthorized change in the state of the intercommunicating systems (e.g. monitoring and/or recording of data).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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