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WCS [7 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

The degree of freedom granted to a designated weapon system to engage targets in a given environment.

OBS

weapon control status; WCS: designations and definition standardized by NATO; designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Degré de liberté accordé à un système d’armes désigné pour engager des objectifs dans un environnement donné.

OBS

niveau de conduite du tir : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

niveau de conduite du tir; NCT : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A section of the control storage holding microprograms which can be loaded from a console file or under microprogramming control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Partie d'une mémoire dans laquelle on peut enregistrer les microprogrammes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
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Record 3 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Cybernetic Systems
OBS

Industry Canada, Spectrum Management and Telecommunications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques
OBS

Industrie Canada, Gestion du spectre et télécommunications.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

... the Waste Collection System (WCS) operates differently from the facilities on Earth. The WCS comprises a commode, a urinal, fan separators, and an odor and bacterial filter. To keep bodies from floating away due to weightlessness, astronauts fasten a seat belt-like strap or lower a bar over their legs and wedge their feet into footholds. Space toilets flush with air instead of water, and the fan helps separate liquids from solids. Liquids are purified and recycled for re-use, just as they are on Earth. Plastic bags inside the commode collect wastes, and are sealed and stored. The WCS also has storage areas for towels, wash cloths, urinal funnels, wet and dry wipes, tissues, disposable gloves, and trash bags.

OBS

waste collection system; WCS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

système de collecte des déchets; WCS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment Manufacture
  • Travel Articles (Tourism)
CONT

The sleeping system will be carried in a waterproof compression sack (WCS) which can be stored either in the bottom or top of the rucksack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des équipements sportifs
  • Articles de voyage (Tourisme)
CONT

Le sac de couchage sera transporté dans un sac de compression imperméable qui pourra être rangé sur le dessus ou au fond du sac [à dos].

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Environmental Management
OBS

The concept of "sustainable development" was first used in the mid-1970s, to suggest a broad policy goal of integrating environmental considerations into economic decisions. In 1980, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), in conjunction with UNEP [United Nations Environment Programme], the World Wildlife fund (WWF), and other organisations, published the World Conservation Strategy (WCS). In the WCS, the current and more complex implication of sustainable development emerged to imply, for example, operational linkages between resource use and sustainable yields, in light of the needs of future generations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Gestion environnementale
OBS

Pour la Journée Mondiale de la Conservation, l'UICN [Union mondiale pour la nature] publie la Stratégie mondiale de la conservation (SMC ou WCS en anglais) (sous-titrée : «La conservation des ressources vivantes au service du développement durable»), avec la coopération du PNUE [Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement], du WWF [Fonds mondial pour la nature] et en collaboration avec l'UNESCO et la FAO [Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture]. Ce document, fruit de deux ans de travail et reconnu comme le manifeste le plus important des années 80 dans le domaine de la conservation de la nature, redéfinit le fondement intellectuel de celle-ci. La SMC insiste sur un fait essentiel : la conservation et le développement durable ne sont pas ennemis, ils sont inséparables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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