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HOTEL COMERCIAL [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Switching
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Signals (Military)
DEF

The equipment used to manually connect telephone lines and trunks.

OBS

A telephone switchboard has plugs for connecting one line to another.

OBS

Small portable switchboards are used by land forces whenever they occupy an area for any length of time.

OBS

switchboard; swbd: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commutation téléphonique
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
DEF

Équipement servant à relier manuellement les lignes téléphoniques et les jonctions.

OBS

L'Armée de terre utilise de petits standards portables lorsqu'elle met en œuvre ses réseaux téléphoniques de campagne.

OBS

standard; std : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conmutación telefónica
  • Instalaciones telefónicas
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Transmisiones de campaña (Militar)
DEF

Central telefónica privada merced a la cual basta con una o varias líneas urbanas para satisfacer las necesidades de todos los teléfonos de una empresa comercial o industrial, hotel, etc., que una telefonista conecta con las referidas líneas a medida que va recibiendo las llamadas.

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Record 2 2005-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Industry (General)
  • Tourist Lodging
CONT

Commercial hotels direct their appeal mainly to individuals travelling on business and to tourists staying for a short time in the course of a longer itinerary. These hotels are located in urban centres and can be found in wide variety in all major cities and tourist centres of the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hôtellerie (Généralités)
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
DEF

Établissement hôtelier situé généralement au centre-ville et pouvant offrir aux hommes d'affaires, outre les prestations habituelles, des salles de réunion et de conférence de presse, ou des services comme la sténodactylographie, le télex, les cotes de la bourse et des monnaies, la reprographie, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hotelería (Generalidades)
  • Alojamiento (Turismo)
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