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ATS [5 records]

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Record 1 2022-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

A service that includes ATC [air traffic control] service, flight services and alerting service.

OBS

air traffic service; ATS: designations and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

OBS

air traffic service; ATS: designations standardized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Service comprenant le service ATC [contrôle de la circulation aérienne], les services de vol et le service d'alerte.

OBS

service de la circulation aérienne; ATS : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

OBS

service de la circulation aérienne; ATS : désignations normalisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Expresión genérica que se aplica, según el caso, a los servicios de información de vuelo, alerta, asesoramiento de tránsito aéreo, control de tránsito aéreo (servicios de control de área, control de aproximación o control de aeródromo).

OBS

servicio de tránsito aéreo; ATS: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2012-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Rail Traffic Control
  • Mass Transit
CONT

ATC [automatic train control] ... is the package which includes ATP [automatic train protection], ATO [automatic train operation] and ATS [automatic train supervision]. ... There are lots of variations of ATC around the world but all contain the basic principle that ATP provides safety and is the basis upon which the train is allowed to run. ATO provides controls to replace the driver, while ATS checks the running times and adjusts train running accordingly.

OBS

automatic train supervision; ATS: term and abbreviation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Circulation des trains
  • Transports en commun
OBS

surveillance automatique de la marche des trains : 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)
  • Explotación (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Circulación de trenes
  • Transporte público
CONT

La novedad de los sistemas basados en Moving Block [cantonamiento móvil] consiste en controlar la posición de todos los trenes de forma continua, de manera que la "ventana" de seguridad en la que un tren puede moverse, se desplaza de forma continua en función entre otras cosas, de la posición de los demás trenes de la línea. Las prestaciones del Moving Block combinadas con las funcionalidades del Sistema ATS (Supervisión Automática de Trenes), garantiza una respuesta rápida y eficaz a fluctuaciones en la demanda de viajeros y una reducción considerable en el intervalo de paso de los trenes.

OBS

ATS: según su sigla en inglés (automatic train supervision).

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Record 3 2007-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Staff
DEF

A nurse who has graduated from a formal training program and has been licensed by the appropriate governmental authority to practice nursing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel médical
DEF

Personne autorisée à exercer la profession d'infirmière ou d'infirmier conformément à la législation provinciale appropriée.

OBS

Au Québec, le titre d'infirmière ou d'infirmier ne peut être utilisé que par une personne autorisée conformément à la législation provinciale.

OBS

En Ontario, la profession infirmière comprend deux groupes : les infirmières autorisées (IA), et les infirmières auxiliaires autorisées (IAA). Les IAA sont connues sous d'autres titres ailleurs en Amérique du Nord.

OBS

L'abréviation «IA» pour «infirmière/infirmier autorisé(e)» en Ontario signifie «infirmière/infirmier auxiliaire» au Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Personal médico
DEF

Persona que ha cursado y aprobado el plan de estudios en una escuela de enfermería reconocida, obteniendo el título correspondiente y está autorizada por el gobierno del país a ejercer su carrera.

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Record 4 2002-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

Any artificial satellite in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration program for the evaluation of advanced techniques and equipment for communications, meteorological and navigation satellites.

OBS

Not to be confused with the term "applications satellite."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les termes «satellite d'applications», ou «satellite d'application».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
DEF

Cualquier satélite artificial del programa de la NASA para la evaluación de técnicas avanzadas y equipos de satélites meteorológicos, de navegación y de comunicaciones.

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Record 5 2002-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Sciences - General
OBS

The Antarctic Treaty System is the whole complex of arrangements made for the purpose of regulating relations among states in the Antarctic. At its heart is the Antarctic Treaty itself. The original Parties to the Treaty were the 12 nations active in the Antarctic during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58. The Treaty was signed in Washington on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961. The Consultative Parties comprise the original Parties and a further fourteen States that have become Consultative Parties by acceding to the Treaty and demonstrating their interest in Antarctica by carrying out substantial scientific activity there.

Key term(s)
  • Treaty System for the Antarctic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Sciences - Généralités

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
  • Ciencias - Generalidades
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