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BOX ASSEMBLY [3 records]

Record 1 2013-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
DEF

A privately owned group of mailboxes in an apartment building or office complex designed for the reception of the mail of all occupants of the building or complex and so constructed that each owner or tenant has an individual compartment.

OBS

mailbox assembly; box assembly: terms used at Canada Post.

Key term(s)
  • mail box assembly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
DEF

Ensemble de boîtes aux lettres de propriété privée, situé dans un immeuble d’habitation ou un ensemble de bureaux, destiné à recevoir le courrier de tous les occupants et construit de manière à ce que chaque propriétaire ou locataire dispose d’un compartiment individuel.

OBS

batterie de boîtes aux lettres : terme en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
OBS

Terme extrait du Lexique du CF-18 de Canadair.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Construction
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

The simplicity and strength of [the] siphon-partialisation box assembly is such as to eliminate all the well-known problems presented by mechanically-controlled output regulating systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction mécanique
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[L'] ensemble siphon-boîte de partialisation est d'une simplicité et d'une robustesse éliminant tous les problèmes bien connus posés par les régulateurs de débit à commande mécanique.

Spanish

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