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CONTENIDO DECISION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Business and Administrative Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circular letter
1, record 1, English, circular%20letter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- circular 2, record 1, English, circular
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A letter directed to several persons, who have the same interest in some common affair. 3, record 1, English, - circular%20letter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettre circulaire
1, record 1, French, lettre%20circulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- circulaire 2, record 1, French, circulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lettre tirée à plusieurs exemplaires et adressée à un certain nombre de personnes en vue d'un même objet. 3, record 1, French, - lettre%20circulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une lettre circulaire est] généralement [...] un document qu'un supérieur transmet à ses subordonnés. 3, record 1, French, - lettre%20circulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La pluralité de destinataires confère au document sa qualité de circulaire. 3, record 1, French, - lettre%20circulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos comerciales y administrativos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carta circular
1, record 1, Spanish, carta%20circular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- circular 2, record 1, Spanish, circular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Documento de contenido divulgativo o de instrucciones a través del cual el órgano del que surge la información o la decisión comunica ésta simultáneamente a los diversos servicios [o personas] que deben conocerla o aplicarla. 2, record 1, Spanish, - carta%20circular
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- National and International Security
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- non-intrusive inspection
1, record 2, English, non%2Dintrusive%20inspection
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The use of devices that lessen the physical invasiveness of searches. 2, record 2, English, - non%2Dintrusive%20inspection
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nonintrusive inspection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inspection non intrusive
1, record 2, French, inspection%20non%20intrusive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Utilisation d'appareils qui réduisent le temps et l'encombrement des inspections. 2, record 2, French, - inspection%20non%20intrusive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le directeur général de Varian Industrial Products [...] précise que «l'objectif de l'inspection non intrusive est de voir l'intérieur d'un conteneur assez clairement pour prendre une décision sur son contenu.» 3, record 2, French, - inspection%20non%20intrusive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad nacional e internacional
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- inspección no intrusiva
1, record 2, Spanish, inspecci%C3%B3n%20no%20intrusiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En palabras [del] director general de Varian Industrial Products, "el objetivo de la inspección no intrusiva es captar imágenes del contenido de un contenedor de carga con suficiente claridad como para tomar una decisión con respecto a dicho contenido". 2, record 2, Spanish, - inspecci%C3%B3n%20no%20intrusiva
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Theory
- Computer Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- decision content
1, record 3, English, decision%20content
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A logarithmic measure of the number of decisions needed to select a given event among a finite number of mutually exclusive events. [Definition officially approved by GESC.] 2, record 3, English, - decision%20content
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
decision content: term standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 3, record 3, English, - decision%20content
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théorie de l'information
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- quantité de décision
1, record 3, French, quantit%C3%A9%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure logarithmique du nombre de décisions élémentaires distinctes qui doivent être prises pour choisir un événement donné parmi un nombre fini d'événements s'excluant mutuellement. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.] 2, record 3, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quantité de décision : terme normalisé par l'ISO; uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 3, French, - quantit%C3%A9%20de%20d%C3%A9cision
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teoría de la información
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- contenido de la decisión
1, record 3, Spanish, contenido%20de%20la%20decisi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En la teoría de la información, es una medida logarítmica del número de decisiones que se necesitan para seleccionar un evento dado, entre un número finito de eventos que se excluyen mutuamente. 1, record 3, Spanish, - contenido%20de%20la%20decisi%C3%B3n
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