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FAULT WARNING [3 records]

Record 1 1998-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Fire Warning Devices
DEF

Automatic indication giving audible and visible warning that a fault exists in a system.

OBS

Fault warning: term and definition (c) standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Alarme-incendie
DEF

indication automatique, sous forme sonore et visuelle, de la présence d'un défaut dans un système.

OBS

Signal de dérangement : Terme et définition (c) normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Fire Detection
DEF

Intermediate equipment which routes a fault warning from the control and indicating equipment to a fault warning receiving station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Organe intermédiaire qui transmet un signal de dérangement de l'équipement de contrôle et de signalisation à un poste de centralisation des signaux de dérangement.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Fire Detection
DEF

Room where the fault warnings are received and from which the necessary corrective measures can be initiated.

OBS

Fault warning; (trouble signal): Automatic indication giving audible and visible warning that a fault exists in a system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Local où sont reçus les signaux de dérangement et depuis lequel les mesures nécessaires de remise en état peuvent être prises.

OBS

Signal de dérangement: Indication automatique, sous forme sonore et visuelle, de la présence d'un défaut dans un système.

Spanish

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