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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fuel Cells (Electr.)
DEF

An electrochemical cell in which the energy of a reaction between a fuel, such as liquid hydrogen, and an oxidant, such as liquid oxygen, is converted directly and continuously into electrical energy.

OBS

fuel cell: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • fuel-cell

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piles à combustible (Électricité)
DEF

[...] dispositif électrochimique qui convertit l'énergie chimique d'une réaction directement en énergie électrique tout en dégageant de la chaleur.

OBS

pile à combustible : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilas de combustible (Electricidad)
DEF

Dispositivo electroquímico semejante a una batería, que genera electricidad por conversión de energía química de un combustible y un oxidante.

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Record 2 2004-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A piece of peripheral equipment that converts data from one form into another form or medium, without changing the date, content or information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Equipo capaz de transponer o transcribir la información proveniente de un tipo de medio de procesamiento de datos, con el propósito de hacerlo aceptable como entrada a otro tipo de medios de procesamiento.

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