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CIENCIA FICCION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surgical robot
1, record 1, English, surgical%20robot
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- surgery robot 2, record 1, English, surgery%20robot
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Robots used for surgery offer the potential for safer and less invasive procedures to be performed. A surgical robot may be set up next to the surgeon to assist, or may eliminate the need of a surgeon in the operating room altogether. 3, record 1, English, - surgical%20robot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robot chirurgical
1, record 1, French, robot%20chirurgical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- robot chirurgien 2, record 1, French, robot%20chirurgien
correct, masculine noun
- robot de chirurgie 3, record 1, French, robot%20de%20chirurgie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les robots chirurgicaux peuvent être autonomes, «comanipulés» ou relever de la «télémanipulation», le cas le plus courant. Ainsi, les robots chirurgicaux sont pilotés par des chirurgiens, décisionnaires, qui conduisent l'action de bras manipulateurs avec une caméra endoscopique et des instruments chirurgicaux. Ils bénéficient d'une visualisation en trois dimensions afin d'obtenir une plus grande rapidité et une précision accrue. 2, record 1, French, - robot%20chirurgical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- robot quirúrgico
1, record 1, Spanish, robot%20quir%C3%BArgico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- robot de cirugía 2, record 1, Spanish, robot%20de%20cirug%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El robot quirúrgico no es como se muestra en las películas de ciencia ficción. No toma decisiones por sí mismo, no opera solo, no sustituye al cirujano y no actúa sin control humano. Lo cierto es que se trata de una herramienta de alta precisión al servicio del especialista, y se ha incorporado en intervenciones urológicas, ginecológicas y torácicas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - robot%20quir%C3%BArgico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mind uploading
1, record 2, English, mind%20uploading
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mind uploading ... is the theoretical process by which a particular mind–the set of thoughts, feelings, memories, and other cognitive faculties intrinsic to an individual–is transferred from an implementation on one substrate to an implementation on another, such as from a biological brain to a computer. 2, record 2, English, - mind%20uploading
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mind uploading: Some authors use the term "whole brain emulation" as a synonym of this term. However, whole brain emulation is the process by which the structure of one's entire brain is reproduced onto a computing substrate in order to replicate its workings, while mind uploading is the process by which one's mind is transferred from one substrate to another. 3, record 2, English, - mind%20uploading
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- téléchargement de l'esprit
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9chargement%20de%20l%27esprit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] téléchargement de l'esprit («mind uploading» [en anglais]) est une technique hypothétique qui pourrait permettre de transférer un esprit d'un cerveau à un ordinateur [...] en l'ayant numérisé au préalable. 1, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9chargement%20de%20l%27esprit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
téléchargement de l'esprit : Certains auteurs considèrent le terme «émulation du cerveau entier» comme un synonyme de ce terme. Toutefois, l'émulation du cerveau entier consiste à reproduire la structure de l'ensemble du cerveau d'une personne sur un substrat informatique pour reconstituer son fonctionnement, alors que le téléchargement de l'esprit consiste à transférer l'esprit d'une personne d'un substrat à un autre. 2, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9chargement%20de%20l%27esprit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- transferencia mental
1, record 2, Spanish, transferencia%20mental
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uno de los últimos desafíos que presenta el transhumanismo es el plantearse la transferencia mental("mind uploading" [...]) que, en el contexto de la ciencia ficción, nos habla de la posibilidad futura de un hipotético proceso de codificación de una mente real para su posterior transvase a un sustrato artificial, algún tipo de máquina y ordenador. El ordenador podría entonces ejecutar un modelo que simula el procesado de información del cerebro transferido, de modo que responda igual que el original ante los mismos estímulos y sea indistinguible del mismo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - transferencia%20mental
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Literature
- Cinematography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- science fiction
1, record 3, English, science%20fiction
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- sci-fi 2, record 3, English, sci%2Dfi
correct, noun
- S.F. 2, record 3, English, S%2EF%2E
correct, noun
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A literary and cinematographic] fictional genre that is often set in the future and features elements such as future technology, space travel, aliens, [or other] 3, record 3, English, - science%20fiction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Littérature
- Cinématographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- science-fiction
1, record 3, French, science%2Dfiction
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- SF 2, record 3, French, SF
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre littéraire et cinématographique qui invente des mondes, des sociétés et des êtres situés dans des espaces-temps fictifs[,] souvent futurs[,] impliquant des sciences, des technologies et des situations radicalement différentes. 3, record 3, French, - science%2Dfiction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Literatura
- Cinematografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciencia ficción
1, record 3, Spanish, ciencia%20ficci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Género literario o cinematográfico, cuyo contenido se basa en logros científicos y tecnológicos imaginarios [que podrían lograrse en el futuro] 2, record 3, Spanish, - ciencia%20ficci%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ciencia ficción : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el género cuyo contenido se basa en hipotéticos logros científicos y técnicos imaginarios se denomina "ciencia ficción"(separado y sin guion). 3, record 3, Spanish, - ciencia%20ficci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-10-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
- Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
- Military Strategy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Strategic Defense Initiative
1, record 4, English, Strategic%20Defense%20Initiative
correct, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- SDI 1, record 4, English, SDI
correct, United States
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Star Wars 1, record 4, English, Star%20Wars
correct, United States
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposal by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD). Though it was never fully developed or deployed, the research and technologies of SDI paved the way for some anti-ballistic missile system of today. The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative. It gained the popular name Star Wars after the 1977 film by George Lucas. Under the administration of President Bill Clinton in 1993, its name was changed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (DMDO) and its emphasis was shifted from national missile defense to theater missile defense; from global to regional coverage. BMDO was renamed to the Missile Defense Agency in 2002. 1, record 4, English, - Strategic%20Defense%20Initiative
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
- Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
- Stratégie militaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Initiative de défense stratégique
1, record 4, French, Initiative%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- IDS 1, record 4, French, IDS
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Guerre des étoiles 1, record 4, French, Guerre%20des%20%C3%A9toiles
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Initiative de défense stratégique (IDS), dite aussi «Guerre des étoiles», est un projet lancé le 23 mars 1983 par le président Ronald Reagan durant la guerre froide compte tenu d'une part de la poussée soviétique depuis la moitié des années 1970 et de la volonté des États-Unis à vouloir rester inviolables et invincibles sur leur sol et dans leurs zones protégées. «Pour contrer l'horrible menace des missiles soviétiques [...] un programme ambitieux est mis à l'étude pour protéger les États-Unis par un bouclier spatial, identifiant et anéantissant tout missile venu de la haute atmosphère». 1, record 4, French, - Initiative%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas nacionales no canadienses
- Doctrina militar y planificación de defensa
- Estrategia militar
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica
1, record 4, Spanish, Iniciativa%20de%20Defensa%20Estrat%C3%A9gica
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- Guerra de la Galaxias 1, record 4, Spanish, Guerra%20de%20la%20Galaxias
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica [SDI, por su sigla en inglés], comúnmente conocida como Guerra de las Galaxias(Star Wars) por la popular película de ciencia ficción de su tiempo, fue un sistema propuesto por el presidente estadounidense Ronald Reagan el 23 de marzo de 1983 para utilizar sistemas basados en tierra y en el espacio a fin de defender los Estados Unidos contra un ataque nuclear con misiles balísticos intercontinentales. La iniciativa estaba enfocada más hacia la defensa estratégica que hacia una política ofensiva como la anterior teoría de la Destrucción Mutua Asegurada o MAD. 1, record 4, Spanish, - Iniciativa%20de%20Defensa%20Estrat%C3%A9gica
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