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UNSERVICEABLE [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Materiel Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable
1, record 1, English, unserviceable
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- unsvc 1, record 1, English, unsvc
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The status of an item which is not ready to be used for its intended purpose without undergoing maintenance. 2, record 1, English, - unserviceable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unserviceable; unsvc: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - unserviceable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du matériel militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inutilisable
1, record 1, French, inutilisable
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- inutil 2, record 1, French, inutil
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] état dans lequel se trouve un article dont on ne peut se servir avant qu'il n'ait subi des travaux de maintenance. 3, record 1, French, - inutilisable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inutilisable; inutil : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 4, record 1, French, - inutilisable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Supply (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable supplies
1, record 2, English, unserviceable%20supplies
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Supplies that cannot be used because they are obsolete, worn, damaged or otherwise not suitable for the purpose intended. 1, record 2, English, - unserviceable%20supplies
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Approvisionnement (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approvisionnements inutilisables
1, record 2, French, approvisionnements%20inutilisables
correct, masculine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Approvisionnements qui ne peuvent pas servir parce qu'ils sont désuets, usés ou endommagés ou parce qu'ils ne conviennent pas à l'emploi prévu. 1, record 2, French, - approvisionnements%20inutilisables
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
approvisionnements inutilisables: terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 2, record 2, French, - approvisionnements%20inutilisables
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-10-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable area marking
1, record 3, English, unserviceable%20area%20marking
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Unserviceable portions of the movement area other than runways and taxiways are delineated by markings such as marker boards, cones, or red flags and, where appropriate, a flag or suitable marker is placed near the centre of the unserviceablearea. 1, record 3, English, - unserviceable%20area%20marking
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marque de zone inutilisable
1, record 3, French, marque%20de%20zone%20inutilisable
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les parties inutilisables de l’aire de mouvement autres que les pistes et les voies de circulation doivent être délimitées par des petits drapeaux rouges ou des marques et, s’il y a lieu, un petit drapeau ou une autre marque appropriée doit apparaître sensiblement au centre de la partie inutilisable. 1, record 3, French, - marque%20de%20zone%20inutilisable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-09-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Form Titles (Armed Forces)
- Air Materiel Maintenance
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Unserviceable Material Record
1, record 4, English, Unserviceable%20Material%20Record
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CF 363-4: form code used by the Canadian Forces. 2, record 4, English, - Unserviceable%20Material%20Record
Record 4, Key term(s)
- CF363-4
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
- Maintenance du matériel de l'air
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Fiche de matériel hors d'état
1, record 4, French, Fiche%20de%20mat%C3%A9riel%20hors%20d%27%C3%A9tat
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CF 363-4 : code de formulaire utilisé par les Forces canadiennes. 2, record 4, French, - Fiche%20de%20mat%C3%A9riel%20hors%20d%27%C3%A9tat
Record 4, Key term(s)
- CF363-4
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-04-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pushout with unserviceable voice communications 1, record 5, English, pushout%20with%20unserviceable%20voice%20communications
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pushout with Unserviceable Voice Communications: 12 EXTRA MAN: Closes air supply access panel. Disconnects grounding wire. Proceeds to right wing tip to act as guide during pushout. 1, record 5, English, - pushout%20with%20unserviceable%20voice%20communications
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- refoulement sans interphone
1, record 5, French, refoulement%20sans%20interphone
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans le cas exceptionnel où la liaison interphone ne peut être réalisée, une procédure particulière a été prévue. La procédure de refoulement, avec ou sans interphone et les particularités d'application sont signalées pour chaque type d'appareil [...] 1, record 5, French, - refoulement%20sans%20interphone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-04-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable
1, record 6, English, unserviceable
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- U/S 2, record 6, English, U%2FS
correct
- u/s 3, record 6, English, u%2Fs
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Not capable of being employed for their proper purpose. 4, record 6, English, - unserviceable
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hors service
1, record 6, French, hors%20service
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- U/S 2, record 6, French, U%2FS
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- hors d'usage 3, record 6, French, hors%20d%27usage
- indisponible 3, record 6, French, indisponible
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui ne peut être utilisé. 4, record 6, French, - hors%20service
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hors service; U/S : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 5, record 6, French, - hors%20service
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hors service : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 5, record 6, French, - hors%20service
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-07-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- National and International Economics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable debt
1, record 7, English, unserviceable%20debt
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wharton is a powerful symbol of where our country went wrong in the 1980s. It was here at Wharton that Michael Milken got the idea to use junk bonds to leverage corporate buyouts -- a quick-buck scheme that was supposed to shake up failed management but too often forced corporations to lay off workers in formerly profitable plants, reduce R&D, and ultimately to go bankrupt or sell out again under the crushing burden of unserviceable debt. 2, record 7, English, - unserviceable%20debt
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Even the stronger enterprises were not immune from the problem of unserviceable debt as the state had in the past arbitrarily absorbed their profits and forced them to build up a large stock of debt. 3, record 7, English, - unserviceable%20debt
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Total Third World debt is in the hundreds of billions, piled up under the auspices of the World Bank and sister agencies when they were attempting to impose their brand of global statism on any country desperate or corrupt enough to accept the money. The majority of these loans are unlikely to be repaid, especially those to the poorest nations. This creates a problem for the people who run the World Bank, a band of bureaucrats who for years claimed that their lending practices were sound and that their loan default rates were low. What the loans did, aside from provide tax-free employment opportunities for thousands of World Bank credit officers, was create scores of nations with large, unserviceable debt burdens. 3, record 7, English, - unserviceable%20debt
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- dette non remboursable
1, record 7, French, dette%20non%20remboursable
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-03-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- made unserviceable
1, record 8, English, made%20unserviceable
verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the tank system is not to be refurbished and reused, it must be made unserviceable by removing all product, vapours, and residual sludge or waste, and then cutting sufficient openings in the tank to render it unsuitable for use. 1, record 8, English, - made%20unserviceable
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- rendre inutilisable 1, record 8, French, rendre%20inutilisable
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le réservoir ne doit pas être modernisé ni réutilisé, on doit le rendre inutilisable en en retirant tout le produit, les vapeurs et les boues résiduaires ou les sédiments puis y découper un nombre suffisant d'ouvertures pour le rendre inutilisable pour un usage ultérieur. 1, record 8, French, - rendre%20inutilisable
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-07-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Supply (Military)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable supplies
1, record 9, English, unserviceable%20supplies
correct, plural
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
All supplies which require repair, reprocessing, or modification prior to being included in stock on hand and ready for issue. 1, record 9, English, - unserviceable%20supplies
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Approvisionnement (Militaire)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- approvisionnements inutilisables
1, record 9, French, approvisionnements%20inutilisables
correct, masculine noun, plural, officially approved
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Approvisionnements à réparer, à retraiter ou à modifier avant leur inclusion dans les stocks prêts pour distribution. 1, record 9, French, - approvisionnements%20inutilisables
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
approvisionnements inutilisables: terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 2, record 9, French, - approvisionnements%20inutilisables
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-04-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable narcotic 1, record 10, English, unserviceable%20narcotic
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- stupéfiant devenu inutilisable 1, record 10, French, stup%C3%A9fiant%20devenu%20inutilisable
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1991-02-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Air Traffic Control
- Aircraft Maneuvers
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable station
1, record 11, English, unserviceable%20station
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Circulation et trafic aériens
- Manœuvres d'aéronefs
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- station hors service
1, record 11, French, station%20hors%20service
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1985-11-04
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Inventory and Material Management
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable materiel 1, record 12, English, unserviceable%20materiel
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general term to indicate that an item is not in a usable state and requires conditioning. 1, record 12, English, - unserviceable%20materiel
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des stocks et du matériel
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- matériel inutilisable 1, record 12, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20inutilisable
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression générale signifiant qu'un article n'est pas en état de servir et a besoin d'être remis à neuf. 1, record 12, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20inutilisable
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1979-10-17
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Inventory and Material Management
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable items 1, record 13, English, unserviceable%20items
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Regional Economic Expansion Position Description). 1, record 13, English, - unserviceable%20items
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des stocks et du matériel
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- articles inutilisables 1, record 13, French, articles%20inutilisables
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Serv. de trad. du min. des App. et Services, M. Ladouceur). 1, record 13, French, - articles%20inutilisables
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- unserviceable area 1, record 14, English, unserviceable%20area
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Aéronautique et aérospatiale
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- zone inutilisable 1, record 14, French, zone%20inutilisable
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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