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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2009-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Each unit has a completely separate secondary control building (SCB) with sufficient control and monitoring equipment to shut down the unit, initiate required cooling and ensure a safe, maintained shutdown state should the MCR [main control room] become uninhabitable or nonfunctional.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Chaque tranche possède son propre bâtiment de commande auxiliaire qui dispose d'un équipement de commande et de surveillance suffisant pour arrêter la tranche, initier le refroidissement nécessaire, et garantir un arrêt sûr et durable si la salle de commande principale s'avère inhabitable ou non-opérationnel.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
OBS

Source: Canada Revenue Agency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
OBS

Source : Agence du revenu du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Codes (Software)
DEF

In IBM's multileaving data compression protocol, a byte that is used to signify the length and interpretation of the character string to follow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Codes (Logiciels)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Códigos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

[...] byte de control opcional en el flujo de datos de la cadena de caracteres de la arquitectura de la red del sistema (SNA), que identifica cómo están comprimidos o condensados los datos del usuario final.

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Record 4 2003-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Statistics
  • Census
OBS

Statistics Sweden is the central administrative agency for the production of official statistics. [It] is responsible for the compilation and dissemination of population statistics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Statistique
  • Recensement

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

The data structure in system space that contains all the interrupt and exception vectors known to the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Área de la memoria de núcleo que contiene información relacionada con una operación en una unidad simbólica definida por una macroinstrucción adjunta.

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Record 6 2000-08-01

English

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

The sampler eliminated the problem of manipulating a scoop and a bag at the same time, and the only real problem in using it was making sure that there was a pocket or a Sample Collection Bag (SCB) handy so that you could get rid of the sealed sample and free your hands. Here. Schmitt had to hold on to the sealed bags until the gravitemeter measurement was done and he could put them in an SCB that was hanging next to the Rover console.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
OBS

Grand sac fixé sur le porte-outils, qui contient les sacs d'échantillons sélénologiques quand ils sont remplis.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-09-14

English

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

French

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

Bureau de coordination de frêt maritime n'est pas une traduction française officielle

Key term(s)
  • Bureau de coordination du frêt maritime

Spanish

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