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RZ [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Nordic Ski Instructor
1, record 1, English, Nordic%20Ski%20Instructor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RZ: trade specialty qualification code. 2, record 1, English, - Nordic%20Ski%20Instructor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ski nordique - Entraîneur
1, record 1, French, Ski%20nordique%20%2D%20Entra%C3%AEneur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RZ : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers). 2, record 1, French, - Ski%20nordique%20%2D%20Entra%C3%AEneur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2009-08-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- return to zero
1, record 2, English, return%20to%20zero
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- RZ 1, record 2, English, RZ
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
format for encoding data that uses a low to high signal transition at the beginning of a logic "1" and a high to low signal transition in the middle of the bit 1, record 2, English, - return%20to%20zero
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The logic "0" has no signal transition. 1, record 2, English, - return%20to%20zero
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
return to zero; RZ: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008]. 2, record 2, English, - return%20to%20zero
Record 2, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2006-03-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- return-to-zero recording
1, record 3, English, return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- RZ 1, record 3, English, RZ
correct, standardized
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
return-to-reference recording in which the reference condition is the absence of magnetization 1, record 3, English, - return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
return-to-zero recording; RZ: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-12:1988]. 2, record 3, English, - return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement avec retour à zéro
1, record 3, French, enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- enregistrement RZ 1, record 3, French, enregistrement%20RZ
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
enregistrement avec retour à un niveau de référence dans lequel l'état de référence est l'absence d'aimantation 1, record 3, French, - enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enregistrement avec retour à zéro; enregistrement RZ : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-12:1988]. 2, record 3, French, - enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-02-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- return-to-zero recording
1, record 4, English, return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- RZ 2, record 4, English, RZ
correct, standardized
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- return-to-zero 3, record 4, English, return%2Dto%2Dzero
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Return-to-reference recording in which the reference condition is the absence of magnetization. 5, record 4, English, - return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The recording is polarized when the zeros are represented by magnetization inone sense and the ones by magnetization in the opposite sense. 5, record 4, English, - return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
return-to-zero recording; RZ: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO. 6, record 4, English, - return%2Dto%2Dzero%20recording
Record 4, Key term(s)
- RZ recording
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement avec retour à zéro
1, record 4, French, enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- enregistrement RZ 1, record 4, French, enregistrement%20RZ
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enregistrement avec retour à un niveau de référence dans lequel l'état de référence est l'absence d'aimantation. 2, record 4, French, - enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'enregistrement est polarisé lorsque les zéros et les un sont représentés par des aimantations de sens opposés. 2, record 4, French, - enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
enregistrement avec retour à zéro; enregistrement RZ : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO. 3, record 4, French, - enregistrement%20avec%20retour%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
Record 4, Key term(s)
- retour à zéro
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro con retorno a cero
1, record 4, Spanish, registro%20con%20retorno%20a%20cero
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- regreso a cero 2, record 4, Spanish, regreso%20a%20cero
correct, masculine noun
- retorno a cero 3, record 4, Spanish, retorno%20a%20cero
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Método para escribir información en una superficie magnética, en que la corriente circulando a través del enrollado de la cabeza de escritura retorna a cero después del pulso de escritura. 3, record 4, Spanish, - registro%20con%20retorno%20a%20cero
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-11-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Revolutionary Cells
1, record 5, English, Revolutionary%20Cells
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- RZ 1, record 5, English, RZ
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Revolutionary Cells were the third, and least prominent, of the three left-wing terror groups in Germany in the early seventies. Organized into independently functioning cells, the RZ was possibly the most successful of the groups in the sheer number of its terrorist attacks. 2, record 5, English, - Revolutionary%20Cells
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Revolutionary Cells
1, record 5, French, Revolutionary%20Cells
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- RZ 1, record 5, French, RZ
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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