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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2013-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Soil Pollution
DEF

A stratum of highly permeable granular material within a cover system[, the purpose of which] is to stop upward capillary movement of soluble contaminants.

OBS

break layer: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution du sol
DEF

Strate constituée d'un matériau grossier très perméable à l'intérieur d'une couverture[ dont le] but est d'arrêter la remontée des contaminants solubles par capillarité.

OBS

couche de rupture : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Video Technology
DEF

The point on a dual/double-layer DVD where the recorder or player's laser stops recording/playing one layer, refocuses on the second layer, and continues recording/playback.

OBS

There is always a short pause in the material at this point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Moment sur un DVD double couche où le laser de l'enregistreur ou du lecteur cesse la lecture ou l'enregistrement de la première couche et se repositionne sur la seconde couche pour poursuivre l'enregistrement ou la lecture.

OBS

On constate une pause à l'étape précise du changement de couche.

Spanish

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