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D.B. [3 records]

Record 1 2001-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
OBS

Ottawa.

Key term(s)
  • Caldwell Research Associates Inc.
  • Caldwell Research Associates

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
OBS

Ottawa.

Key term(s)
  • Caldwell Research Associates Inc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
OBS

A special safety feature, referred to as a "D.B. Cooper switch" (after a hijacker who escaped from a Boeing 727 by parachuting off the cargo ramp), only permits the ramp to be opened while the aircraft is on the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A program transcribed to be rebroadcast at a different time or on a different station.

French

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

Contraire du Direct. Mode de diffusion d'une émission retransmise plus ou moins longtemps après son enregistrement.

Spanish

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