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GARBAGE COLLECTION [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- helper-garbage collection
1, record 1, English, helper%2Dgarbage%20collection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aide - collecte des ordures
1, record 1, French, aide%20%2D%20collecte%20des%20ordures
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2023-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- garbage collection inspector
1, record 2, English, garbage%20collection%20inspector
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inspecteur de la collecte des ordures
1, record 2, French, inspecteur%20de%20la%20collecte%20des%20ordures
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- inspectrice de la collecte des ordures 1, record 2, French, inspectrice%20de%20la%20collecte%20des%20ordures
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-10-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vacuum waste collection system
1, record 3, English, vacuum%20waste%20collection%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- vacuum garbage collection system 2, record 3, English, vacuum%20garbage%20collection%20%20system
correct
- vacuum refuse collection system 2, record 3, English, vacuum%20refuse%20collection%20system
correct
- pneumatic waste collection system 2, record 3, English, pneumatic%20waste%20collection%20system
correct
- pneumatic garbage collection system 3, record 3, English, pneumatic%20garbage%20collection%20%20system
correct
- pneumatic refuse collection system 2, record 3, English, pneumatic%20refuse%20collection%20system
correct
- piped vacuum collection system 1, record 3, English, piped%20vacuum%20collection%20system
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the handling of municipal solid waste through a new and innovative European technology known as the piped vacuum collection system. Whereas the traditional infrastructure approach involves household garbage pickup, separation, and landfill costs, this scenario allows household waste to be sorted at source. Separate waste streams are conveyed to storage locations in vacuum chutes running through the below grade service level to a central, underground location for pickup. Recyclables and non-organic waste are picked up from the storage location by the municipality. Organics are conveyed directly to anaerobic digestion tanks situated throughout the site. 1, record 3, English, - vacuum%20waste%20collection%20system
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système pneumatique de collecte des déchets
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20pneumatique%20de%20collecte%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- système pneumatique de collecte des ordures 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20pneumatique%20de%20collecte%20des%20ordures
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La collecte pneumatique des déchets ménagers [...] Les déchets sont déposés dans des bornes installées sur la voie publique, les paliers des immeubles, les locaux à déchets... À chaque borne est associée une valve à déchets qui permet un stockage intermédiaire avant le transport des sacs de déchets par un réseau de canalisations [...] vers une centrale de collecte et déversés automatiquement dans des caissons à compaction. L'air nécessaire pour propulser les sacs vers la centrale est généré au moyen de ventilateurs [...] 3, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20pneumatique%20de%20collecte%20des%20d%C3%A9chets
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- refuse collection
1, record 4, English, refuse%20collection
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- solid waste collection 2, record 4, English, solid%20waste%20collection
correct
- municipal solid waste collection 2, record 4, English, municipal%20solid%20waste%20collection
correct
- municipal refuse collection 2, record 4, English, municipal%20refuse%20collection
correct
- garbage collection 3, record 4, English, garbage%20collection
see observation
- garbage pickup 4, record 4, English, garbage%20pickup
see observation
- dustbin collection 5, record 4, English, dustbin%20collection
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Municipal solid waste collection" is often shortened to "solid waste/refuse collection". The everyday use of "garbage collection" to describe this operation should be avoided in technical or legal texts since the APWA defines "garbage" as food waste only. 2, record 4, English, - refuse%20collection
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Household refuse collection ... is ... a combined collection of household food wastes and rubbish from containers placed at the house line, alley, or curb. 6, record 4, English, - refuse%20collection
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also "waste recovery". 7, record 4, English, - refuse%20collection
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ramassage des ordures ménagères
1, record 4, French, ramassage%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- collecte des ordures 2, record 4, French, collecte%20des%20ordures
correct, feminine noun
- collecte des ordures ménagères 3, record 4, French, collecte%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun
- enlèvement des ordures ménagères 4, record 4, French, enl%C3%A8vement%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun
- cueillette des vidanges 5, record 4, French, cueillette%20des%20vidanges
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ramassage, stockage et transport des ordures du lieu de leur production au lieu de leur traitement. 2, record 4, French, - ramassage%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression "cueillette des vidanges" est à condamner: 1) Cueillette s'applique plutôt au ramassage d'objets utilisables 2) Vidange s'applique aux ordures retirées des fosses d'aisances. 5, record 4, French, - ramassage%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La collecte est [...] effectuée par des services publics : ramassage des ordures contenues dans des récipients déposés devant les immeubles pour les transporter au lieu de leur traitement ou de leur décharge. 6, record 4, French, - ramassage%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
enlèvement des ordures ménagères : Code général des impôts de France, art. 1379. 7, record 4, French, - ramassage%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
enlèvement : action d'enlever ou d'emporter des choses : [p. ex. :] L'enlèvement des bagages, des ordures ménagères, d'une marchandise. 8, record 4, French, - ramassage%20des%20ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- recogida de basuras
1, record 4, Spanish, recogida%20de%20basuras
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- recolección de desperdicios domésticos 2, record 4, Spanish, recolecci%C3%B3n%20de%20desperdicios%20dom%C3%A9sticos
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-08-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Data Banks and Databases
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- garbage collection
1, record 5, English, garbage%20collection
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- GC 2, record 5, English, GC
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... computer-science technology speaks for a particular class of strategies for dynamically but transparently reallocating computer memory...One such strategy involves periodically scanning all the data in memory and determining what is no longer accessible; useless data items are then discarded so that the memory they occupy can be recycled and used for another purpose. 2, record 5, English, - garbage%20collection
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In some languages such as LISP or ALGOL68 no explicit freeing statement is necessary. But instead of storage being lost for the duration of the program, a technique known as garbage collection is used to reclaim storage which is no longer being used. 3, record 5, English, - garbage%20collection
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Banques et bases de données
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- récupération de l'espace mémoire
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20de%20l%27espace%20m%C3%A9moire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- instantiation du processus de ramassage des ordures 2, record 5, French, instantiation%20du%20processus%20de%20ramassage%20des%20ordures
correct, feminine noun
- récupération d'espace 3, record 5, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20d%27espace
feminine noun
- récupération des positions libres 4, record 5, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20des%20positions%20libres
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le jargon information, garbage collection désigne une classe particulière de stratégies destinées à réattribuer dynamiquement la mémoire de l'ordinateur. Une de ces stratégies consiste à examiner périodiquement toutes les données présentes dans la mémoire et déterminer ce qui n'est plus accessible. Les données inutiles sont alors supprimées et l'espace mémoire qu'elles occupaient réaffectée à un autre usage. 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20de%20l%27espace%20m%C3%A9moire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «ramasse-miettes» (garbage collector). 3, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20de%20l%27espace%20m%C3%A9moire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bancos y bases de datos
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- recuperación de espacio en la memoria
1, record 5, Spanish, recuperaci%C3%B3n%20de%20espacio%20en%20la%20memoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- limpieza de la memoria 1, record 5, Spanish, limpieza%20de%20la%20memoria
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica aplicada a la gestión consistente en reunir espacio de memoria no utilizado o no válido, a fin de hacerlo disponible para su reutilización con nueva información. 1, record 5, Spanish, - recuperaci%C3%B3n%20de%20espacio%20en%20la%20memoria
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