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ALCON [2 records]

Record 1 2017-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Military Communications
CONT

ALCON (all concerned) used in message traffic to encompass everyone who might have an interest in particular subject matter. It's a lazy man's way of covering distribution to everyone without having to list every person or agency that should read the material.

OBS

all concerned; ALCON: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transmissions militaires
OBS

tous les intéressés : désignation uniformisée par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Lepidoptera) of the family Lycaenidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des lépidoptères) de la famille des Lycaenidae.

OBS

Une récente étude de phylogénie moléculaire a permis de regrouper les espèces du genre Maculinea sous le genre Phengaris décrit antérieurement.

Spanish

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