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GAO [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gao
1, record 1, English, Gao
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A region of Mali. 2, record 1, English, - Gao
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ML-7: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - Gao
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Gao
1, record 1, French, Gao
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Région du Mali. 2, record 1, French, - Gao
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ML-7 : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - Gao
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Gao
1, record 1, Spanish, Gao
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Región de Malí. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Gao
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ML-7: código reconocido por ISO. 2, record 1, Spanish, - Gao
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-09-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Gao
1, record 2, English, Gao
correct, Africa
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
City in Mali. 1, record 2, English, - Gao
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Gao
1, record 2, French, Gao
correct, Africa
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville du Mali. 2, record 2, French, - Gao
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Gao
1, record 2, Spanish, Gao
correct, Africa
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ciudad de Malí. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Gao
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- General Accountability Officer
1, record 3, English, General%20Accountability%20Officer
United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- GAO 1, record 3, English, GAO
United States
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
General Accountability Officer; GAO: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 3, English, - General%20Accountability%20Officer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- organisme fédéral de reddition des comptes de l'administration publique
1, record 3, French, organisme%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20reddition%20des%20comptes%20de%20l%27administration%20publique
masculine noun, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anciennement "General Accounting Office"; équivalent américain de la Cour des comptes en France. 1, record 3, French, - organisme%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20reddition%20des%20comptes%20de%20l%27administration%20publique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
organisme fédéral de reddition des comptes de l'administration publique : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 3, French, - organisme%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20reddition%20des%20comptes%20de%20l%27administration%20publique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-07-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Golf
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Golf Association of Ontario
1, record 4, English, Golf%20Association%20of%20Ontario
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- GAO 2, record 4, English, GAO
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Ontario Golf Association 3, record 4, English, Ontario%20Golf%20Association
former designation, correct
- OGA 4, record 4, English, OGA
former designation, correct
- OGA 4, record 4, English, OGA
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
- Golf
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Golf Association of Ontario
1, record 4, French, Golf%20Association%20of%20Ontario
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- GAO 2, record 4, French, GAO
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Ontario Golf Association 3, record 4, French, Ontario%20Golf%20Association
former designation, correct
- OGA 4, record 4, French, OGA
former designation, correct
- OGA 4, record 4, French, OGA
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-11-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Government Accountability Office
1, record 5, English, Government%20Accountability%20Office
correct, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- GAO 1, record 5, English, GAO
correct, United States
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- General Accounting Office 1, record 5, English, General%20Accounting%20Office
former designation, correct, United States
- GAO 1, record 5, English, GAO
former designation, correct, United States
- GAO 1, record 5, English, GAO
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Government Accountability Office
1, record 5, French, Government%20Accountability%20Office
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- GAO 1, record 5, French, GAO
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- General Accounting Office 1, record 5, French, General%20Accounting%20Office
former designation, correct, masculine noun, United States
- GAO 1, record 5, French, GAO
former designation, correct, masculine noun, United States
- GAO 1, record 5, French, GAO
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-06-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Agricultural Economics
- Production (Economics)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- gross agricultural output
1, record 6, English, gross%20agricultural%20output
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- GAO 2, record 6, English, GAO
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This chart shows the real value of gross agricultural output (the farm sector's total revenues) as the combined areas of its two major parts: the gross input (farm variable costs) and the gross product (the returns to the fixed factors of land, labour, capital and management). 3, record 6, English, - gross%20agricultural%20output
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The value of gross agricultural output increased by between 3 and 4%, including a small increase in the volume of output. 4, record 6, English, - gross%20agricultural%20output
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gross agricultural output; GAO: term and abbreviation extracted from the Glossaire de l'agriculture anglais/français and reproduced with the authorization of the OECD. 5, record 6, English, - gross%20agricultural%20output
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Économie agricole
- Production (Économie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- production agricole brute
1, record 6, French, production%20agricole%20brute
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- PAB 2, record 6, French, PAB
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le secteur public dit autogéré qui était constitué de grandes exploitations coloniales d'exportation, généralement situées sur les meilleures terres, fournissait 75 % de la production agricole brute tandis que l'agriculture de piémonts et de montagne et oasiennes assurait la subsistance de la population locale. 3, record 6, French, - production%20agricole%20brute
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
production agricole brute : terme extrait du Glossaire de l'agriculture anglais/français et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'OCDE. 4, record 6, French, - production%20agricole%20brute
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Accounting
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- General Accounting Office
1, record 7, English, General%20Accounting%20Office
correct, United States
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- GAO 2, record 7, English, GAO
correct, United States
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Comptabilité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- General Accounting Office
1, record 7, French, General%20Accounting%20Office
correct, United States
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- GAO 2, record 7, French, GAO
correct, United States
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Contabilidad
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- Oficina general de contabilidad
1, record 7, Spanish, Oficina%20general%20de%20contabilidad
feminine noun, United States
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-02-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- general alert order 1, record 8, English, general%20alert%20order
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- ordre d'alerte générale 1, record 8, French, ordre%20d%27alerte%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1989-06-23
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- GAO graph
1, record 9, English, GAO%20graph
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Generalized AND/OR graph 1, record 9, English, Generalized%20AND%2FOR%20graph
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essentially, the basic mechanism of a GAO graph is that of a production system, with the advantages of the finely grained formalism of production rules. But this production system is interpreted with a goal stack of interspersed AND and OR goals that provide the representation with an explicit control structure. In addition, some notion of scope is afforded by a focus of attention that can be shifted with the generation of subgoals. 1, record 9, English, - GAO%20graph
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- graphe ET/OU généralisé
1, record 9, French, graphe%20ET%2FOU%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Graphe où un état peut être transformé alternativement de plusieurs façons (connexion ou), chaque transformation pouvant faire intervenir simultanément plusieurs états, dont la conjonction est équivalente à l'état initial (connexion ET). 1, record 9, French, - graphe%20ET%2FOU%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralis%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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