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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Services
- Radiotelephony
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- personal communications service
1, record 1, English, personal%20communications%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PCS 1, record 1, English, PCS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- personal communication system 2, record 1, English, personal%20communication%20system
correct
- PCS 2, record 1, English, PCS
correct
- PCS 2, record 1, English, PCS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A new, lower-powered, higher-frequency competitive technology to cellular ... 3, record 1, English, - personal%20communications%20service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Third-generation PCS. 4, record 1, English, - personal%20communications%20service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services téléphoniques
- Radiotéléphonie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de communications personnelles
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20communications%20personnelles
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SCP 2, record 1, French, SCP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service de communication personnelle 3, record 1, French, service%20de%20communication%20personnelle
correct, masculine noun
- système de communication personnelle 4, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20communication%20personnelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service de communication normalisé permettant la transmission de données et les appels de personne à personne quels que soient le terminal, le lieu où l'on se trouve, les techniques utilisées (avec ou sans fil), avec des compléments de services proches de ceux offerts par les réseaux fixes. 3, record 1, French, - service%20de%20communications%20personnelles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
SCP de la troisième génération. 2, record 1, French, - service%20de%20communications%20personnelles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios telefónicos
- Radiotelefonía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- servicio de comunicaciones personales
1, record 1, Spanish, servicio%20de%20comunicaciones%20personales
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- PCS 1, record 1, Spanish, PCS
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema de comunicación personal 2, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20comunicaci%C3%B3n%20personal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de mecanismos que proporcionan cierta combinación de movilidad del terminal, de movilidad personal y de gestión del perfil de servicio. 3, record 1, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20comunicaciones%20personales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Debe entenderse que el término mecanismo incluye también los soportes físico e informático y los componentes de la red tales como los dispositivos de transmisión, de conmutación y de señalización, las bases de datos, etc. 3, record 1, Spanish, - servicio%20de%20comunicaciones%20personales
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