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WSD [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Facilities
- Radioelectricity
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white space device
1, record 1, English, white%20space%20device
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- WSD 2, record 1, English, WSD
correct, noun
- TV WSD 3, record 1, English, TV%20WSD
noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- television white space device 4, record 1, English, television%20white%20space%20device
correct, noun, less frequent
- TVWSD 4, record 1, English, TVWSD
correct, noun, less frequent
- TVWSD 4, record 1, English, TVWSD
- TV white space device 4, record 1, English, TV%20white%20space%20device
correct, noun, less frequent
- TVWSD 4, record 1, English, TVWSD
correct, noun, less frequent
- TVWSD 4, record 1, English, TVWSD
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
WSDs are types of licence-exempt radio apparatus that operate on frequencies within white space. ... WSDs operate on a no-interference, no-protection basis and may provide a variety of services such as wireless broadband. 5, record 1, English, - white%20space%20device
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations de télécommunications
- Radioélectricité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dispositif d'espaces blancs
1, record 1, French, dispositif%20d%27espaces%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- DEB 1, record 1, French, DEB
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dispositif utilisant les espaces blancs 2, record 1, French, dispositif%20utilisant%20les%20espaces%20blancs
masculine noun
- WSD 2, record 1, French, WSD
masculine noun
- WSD 2, record 1, French, WSD
- dispositif WSD 2, record 1, French, dispositif%20WSD
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les DEB sont des types d'appareils radio exempts de licence qui exploitent les fréquences d'espaces blancs [...] Les DEB fonctionnent en régime de non-protection et de non-brouillage, et ils peuvent fournir divers services, notamment le service à large bande sans fil. 1, record 1, French, - dispositif%20d%27espaces%20blancs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Industrial Standardization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- World Standards Day
1, record 2, English, World%20Standards%20Day
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- WSD 2, record 2, English, WSD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A day celebrated on October 14 every year and organized by the IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission], ISO and the ITU [International Telecommunication Union]. 3, record 2, English, - World%20Standards%20Day
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Normalisation industrielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Journée mondiale de la normalisation
1, record 2, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20mondiale%20de%20la%20normalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chaque année, le 14 octobre, les membres de la CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale], de l'ISO et de l'UIT [Union internationale des télécommunications] célèbrent la Journée mondiale de la normalisation, qui permet de rendre hommage aux efforts déployés en collaboration par les milliers d'experts du monde entier qui élaborent les accords techniques d'application volontaire, publiés sous forme de normes internationales. 1, record 2, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20mondiale%20de%20la%20normalisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
- Normalización industrial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Día Mundial de la Normalización
1, record 2, Spanish, D%C3%ADa%20Mundial%20de%20la%20Normalizaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cada 14 de octubre los miembros de la Comisión Electrotécnica Internacional (CEI), la Organización Internacional de Normalización (ISO) y la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (ITU) celebran el Día Mundial de la Normalización, con el que se rinde homenaje a las decenas de miles de expertos de todo el mundo que colaboran en la elaboración de estándares que difunden el conocimiento. 1, record 2, Spanish, - D%C3%ADa%20Mundial%20de%20la%20Normalizaci%C3%B3n
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Día Mundial de la Estandarización
- Día Mundial de la Estandardización
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-07-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Animal Biology
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- white spot disease
1, record 3, English, white%20spot%20disease
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- WSD 1, record 3, English, WSD
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The disease, which causes premature death in the crustaceans, was capable of totally destroying a pond full of prawns in just 3 months of infection ... The disease, which has no effect on humans, was believed to have been caused by a recent prolonged dry spell and has reportedly hit prawn breeders from southern Thailand and Indonesia. 1, record 3, English, - white%20spot%20disease
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The causative agent is white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) or white spot virus (WSV), potentially lethal to most of the commercially cultivated penaeid shrimp species. 2, record 3, English, - white%20spot%20disease
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Biologie animale
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maladie des points blancs
1, record 3, French, maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Aux fins du présent Code ...), les espèces hôtes sensibles à la maladie des points blancs sont les suivantes : tous les crustacés décapodes (ordre des Decapoda) vivant en eau de mer, en eau saumâtre ou en eau douce. La maladie des points blancs est une maladie potentiellement mortelle pour la plupart des crevettes pénaeidés (famille des Penaeidae) élevées à des fins commerciales. 1, record 3, French, - maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-01-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
- Strength of Materials
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- working stress design
1, record 4, English, working%20stress%20design
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- WSD 2, record 4, English, WSD
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structural design method whereby a structural element is designed so that the unit stresses computed under the action of working or service loads do not exceed the specified allowable values. 2, record 4, English, - working%20stress%20design
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- calcul des contraintes en service
1, record 4, French, calcul%20des%20contraintes%20en%20service
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En règle générale, les fibres sont éparpillées au hasard dans le béton; toutefois, si on traite le béton pour que les fibres soient alignées dans la direction des contraintes en service, on obtient de meilleures résistances en traction et en flexion. 1, record 4, French, - calcul%20des%20contraintes%20en%20service
Record 4, Key term(s)
- calcul de la contrainte en service
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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