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TELECOMMUNICATIONS [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Security
  • Telecommunications
OBS

An emergency support function specified in the Federal Emergency Response Plan.

OBS

Telecommunications: term taking a singular verb.

OBS

Telecommunications: term standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Sécurité
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Fonction de soutien en cas d'urgence indiquée dans le Plan fédéral d'intervention d'urgence.

OBS

Télécommunications : Dans le corps d'un texte, lorsque l'accord en genre et en nombre est nécessaire, il est préférable d'utiliser «fonction de soutien Télécommunications».

OBS

Télécommunications : terme normalisé par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Corporate Structure
  • Telecommunications
DEF

In an organization, the group, unit, branch or directorate primarily responsible for telecommunication activities.

Key term(s)
  • Telecommunication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Groupe, service, division ou direction qui, au sein d'une organisation, est principalement responsable des activités de télécommunication.

OBS

Dans ce sens, le terme «télécommunications» prend toujours la majuscule si l'on fait l'ellipse du mot «direction», «division», «service», etc.

Key term(s)
  • télécommunication

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Estructura de la empresa
  • Telecomunicaciones
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Record 3 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Devices and techniques used for the transmission of information over long distances via wire, radio or satellite.

OBS

A wide variety of information is transferred by such systems, including sound, visual images, computer-processed data, and telegraph and teletypewriter signals.

OBS

The plural term "telecommunications" is sometimes used in this context. However, there is nothing in English language reference materials to support this usage.

Key term(s)
  • telecommunication systems
  • telecommunication system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Ensemble des systèmes assurant le transfert d'informations par fil, radioélectricité, optique, ou d'autres systèmes électromagnétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

Conjunto de equipos y enlaces tanto físicos como electromagnéticos, utilizables para la prestación de un determinado servicio de telecomunicaciones.

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