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BLANCO ESPACIO [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Weapons
- Astronautics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- space target
1, record 1, English, space%20target
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Laboratory testing of space weapons is limited in its reliability. ... The methods for verifying field testing against space targets are the same as for verifying use, though greater sensitivity is needed in order to detect tests done at lower power or without explosives or other weapons functions. 1, record 1, English, - space%20target
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes orbitales
- Astronautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cible spatiale
1, record 1, French, cible%20spatiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les initiatives en matière de désarmement se font dans le cadre de la Conférence du désarmement des Nations-Unies. Les efforts de désarmement spatial s'inscrivent dans l'initiative PAROS – Preventing an arms race in outer space. La Russie, soutenue par la Chine, a soumis diverses propositions visant à interdire l'emploi d'armes dirigées contre des cibles spatiales. 2, record 1, French, - cible%20spatiale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas espaciales
- Astronáutica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- blanco en el espacio
1, record 1, Spanish, blanco%20en%20el%20espacio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] los norteamericanos anunciaron […] el primer ensayo [de un] ASAT [arma antisatélite] contra un blanco en el espacio. Sería lanzada desde un avión F-15 y se dirigiría por primera vez contra un satélite en órbita […] 1, record 1, Spanish, - blanco%20en%20el%20espacio
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- riot gun
1, record 2, English, riot%20gun
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short barreled shotgun, usually cylinder bored (without a choke), designed to fire ball, buckshot or special projectiles and used for guard duty of riot control. 2, record 2, English, - riot%20gun
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
riot gun: The term is also sometimes used to refer to other types of riot control weapons, i.e. gas gun, grenade launcher, etc. 2, record 2, English, - riot%20gun
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
riot gun: term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group. 3, record 2, English, - riot%20gun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fusil anti-émeute
1, record 2, French, fusil%20anti%2D%C3%A9meute
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fusil de chasse à canon court, d'habitude sans étranglement, destiné au tir de cartouches à balle, à chevrotines ou de projectiles spéciaux. 1, record 2, French, - fusil%20anti%2D%C3%A9meute
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est utilisé pour le gardiennage et les opérations de maintien de l'ordre. 1, record 2, French, - fusil%20anti%2D%C3%A9meute
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fusil anti-émeute : Le terme est parfois aussi utilisé pour désigner d'autres types d'armes à feu conçues pour le maintien de l'ordre, i.e. le fusil lance-gaz, le fusil lance-grenades, etc. 1, record 2, French, - fusil%20anti%2D%C3%A9meute
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
fusil anti-émeute : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 2, French, - fusil%20anti%2D%C3%A9meute
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fusil antiémeute
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas ligeras
- Policía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fusil antidisturbios
1, record 2, Spanish, fusil%20antidisturbios
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- fusil antimotines 2, record 2, Spanish, fusil%20antimotines
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fusil que dispara pelotas de goma o granadas antidisturbios adaptando una bocacha al tubo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fusil%20antidisturbios
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
antidisturbios : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que la voz "antidisturbios" se escribe con el prefijo "anti-"unido a la base, sin guion ni espacio en blanco, como se recoge en la entrada correspondiente del Diccionario de la lengua española. 3, record 2, Spanish, - fusil%20antidisturbios
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Protection of Life
- Police
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- riot helmet
1, record 3, English, riot%20helmet
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des personnes
- Police
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- casque antiémeute
1, record 3, French, casque%20anti%C3%A9meute
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- casque anti-émeute
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Protección de las personas
- Policía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- casco antidisturbios
1, record 3, Spanish, casco%20antidisturbios
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- casco antimotines 2, record 3, Spanish, casco%20antimotines
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
antidisturbios : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que la voz "antidisturbios" se escribe con el prefijo "anti-"unido a la base, sin guion ni espacio en blanco, como se recoge en la entrada correspondiente del Diccionario de la lengua española. 3, record 3, Spanish, - casco%20antidisturbios
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- space character
1, record 4, English, space%20character
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A character that causes the print or display position to advance one position along the line without producing any graphic character. 2, record 4, English, - space%20character
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
space character: term standardized by ISO and CSA International. 3, record 4, English, - space%20character
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The space character is a control character, but it may be used as a graphic character. 4, record 4, English, - space%20character
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- caractère espace
1, record 4, French, caract%C3%A8re%20espace
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- caractère d'espacement 2, record 4, French, caract%C3%A8re%20d%27espacement
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère provoquant, sur la même ligne, l'avancement d'un cran de la position d'impression ou d'affichage sans produire de caractère graphique. 3, record 4, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20espace
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caractère espace : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA International. 4, record 4, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20espace
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipografía (Caracteres)
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- carácter espacio
1, record 4, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20espacio
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- carácter de espacio 1, record 4, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20de%20espacio
correct, masculine noun
- carácter en blanco 1, record 4, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20en%20blanco
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Miembro de un conjunto de caracteres representado generalmente por un espacio en blanco en la pantalla o en la impresión, el cual hace que la posición de visualización o de impresión se mueva una posición hacia delante sin producir ninguna marca o señal. 2, record 4, Spanish, - car%C3%A1cter%20espacio
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-10-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- proportional spaced font
1, record 5, English, proportional%20spaced%20font
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- proportional spaced fount 2, record 5, English, proportional%20spaced%20fount
correct
- proportionally spaced font 3, record 5, English, proportionally%20spaced%20font
- proportionally-spaced font 4, record 5, English, proportionally%2Dspaced%20font
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
proportional spacing: the spacing of characters in proportion to size by using typewriters, word processors and other office composing machines. 5, record 5, English, - proportional%20spaced%20font
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- police de caractères à espacement proportionnel
1, record 5, French, police%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20espacement%20proportionnel
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fonte de caractères à espacement proportionnel 2, record 5, French, fonte%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20espacement%20proportionnel
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Composición (Imprenta)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tipo de carácter espaciado proporcionalmente
1, record 5, Spanish, tipo%20de%20car%C3%A1cter%20espaciado%20proporcionalmente
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- tipo de letra espaciado proporcionalmente 2, record 5, Spanish, tipo%20de%20letra%20espaciado%20proporcionalmente
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de carácter, con carácteres gráficos contenidos en celdas de carácter, con el tamaño de cada carácter gráfico; esto permite un espaciamiento igual entre los caracteres impresos y elimina el exceso de espacio en blanco alrededor de los caracteres más estrechos como, por ejemplo, la letra «i». 1, record 5, Spanish, - tipo%20de%20car%C3%A1cter%20espaciado%20proporcionalmente
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrasta con tipo de carácter espaciado uniformemente (uniformly spaced font). 1, record 5, Spanish, - tipo%20de%20car%C3%A1cter%20espaciado%20proporcionalmente
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-02-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Land Forces
- Field Artillery
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- barrage fire
1, record 6, English, barrage%20fire
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fire which is designed to fill a volume of space or area rather than aimed specifically at a given target. 1, record 6, English, - barrage%20fire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barrage fire: term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 6, English, - barrage%20fire
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Forces terrestres
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tir de barrage
1, record 6, French, tir%20de%20barrage
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tir destiné à occuper un volume ou une surface plutôt qu'à viser particulièrement un objectif donné. 1, record 6, French, - tir%20de%20barrage
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tir de barrage : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 6, French, - tir%20de%20barrage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ejército de tierra
- Artillería de campaña
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuego de barrera
1, record 6, Spanish, fuego%20de%20barrera
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción de fuego realizada sobre una determinada zona o espacio y no concretamente sobre un blanco específico. 1, record 6, Spanish, - fuego%20de%20barrera
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-10-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- blank signature
1, record 7, English, blank%20signature
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedure in which one party signs a document, however leaves space for the other party to complete the terms agreed upon or those applicable. 2, record 7, English, - blank%20signature
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extremely risky operation in which the utmost care must be taken. 2, record 7, English, - blank%20signature
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
blank signature: term, definition and observation reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 7, English, - blank%20signature
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- blanc-seing
1, record 7, French, blanc%2Dseing
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- firma en blanco
1, record 7, Spanish, firma%20en%20blanco
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento por el que una parte entrega ya firmado un documento dejando en blanco espacio para que la otra parte pueda escribir lo convenido o lo que proceda. 2, record 7, Spanish, - firma%20en%20blanco
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Por ser tremendamente arriesgado debe procederse con extrema cautela. 2, record 7, Spanish, - firma%20en%20blanco
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
firma en blanco: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 7, Spanish, - firma%20en%20blanco
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