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SPRINT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Operations Research and Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sprint
1, record 1, English, sprint
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the Scrum framework, a portion of a project that corresponds to a relatively short period of time during which the development team focuses on the development of a product increment whose characteristics have been predetermined. 2, record 1, English, - sprint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A project includes several sprints. 2, record 1, English, - sprint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sprint: Not to be confused with the term "iteration," which applies to the Agile philosophy in general. 2, record 1, English, - sprint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sprint
1, record 1, French, sprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le cadre de travail Scrum, partie d'un projet qui correspond à une période d'une durée relativement courte durant laquelle l'équipe de développement se concentre sur la réalisation d'un incrément de produit dont les caractéristiques ont été déterminées au préalable. 2, record 1, French, - sprint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un projet compte plusieurs sprints. 2, record 1, French, - sprint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sprint : Ne pas confondre avec le terme «itération», qui s'applique à la philosophie Agile de manière générale. 2, record 1, French, - sprint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Investigación y gestión operacionales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sprint
1, record 1, Spanish, sprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período durante el cual se ejecuta el esfuerzo para lograr un entregable. 2, record 1, Spanish, - sprint
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Polo
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sprint
1, record 2, English, sprint
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The dash] at the start of each quarter [when] each team lines up at their own goal line and at the sound of the referee's whistle, the two players closest to the referee [race] to the ball. 1, record 2, English, - sprint
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Water-polo
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sprint
1, record 2, French, sprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Course] au début de chaque période [lorsque] chaque équipe se place à sa ligne de but et, au coup de sifflet de l'arbitre, les deux joueurs le plus près de l'arbitre s'élancent rapidement vers le ballon. 1, record 2, French, - sprint
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Polo acuático
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sprint
1, record 2, Spanish, sprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- esprint 2, record 2, Spanish, esprint
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Carrera] al principio de cada cuarto [en que] los equipos se ponen en fila en su propia portería y al sonido del silbato del árbitro, los dos jugadores más cercanos a él se lanzan por la pelota. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sprint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
esprint: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "esprint" es la adaptación gráfica de la voz inglesa "sprint", según la vigésima tercera edición del Diccionario de la lengua española. 2, record 2, Spanish, - sprint
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-02-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cycling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- match sprint
1, record 3, English, match%20sprint
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sprint race 2, record 3, English, sprint%20race
correct
- sprint 3, record 3, English, sprint
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short three-lap race, during which only the final 200 [metres] are timed. 4, record 3, English, - match%20sprint
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Track event (men/women). 5, record 3, English, - match%20sprint
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cyclisme
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- course de vitesse
1, record 3, French, course%20de%20vitesse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sprint 2, record 3, French, sprint
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
- vitesse 1, record 3, French, vitesse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Course de trois tours, dont seuls les 200 derniers mètres sont chronométrés. 3, record 3, French, - course%20de%20vitesse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Épreuve sur piste (hommes/femmes). 4, record 3, French, - course%20de%20vitesse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciclismo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad
1, record 3, Spanish, velocidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- prueba de velocidad 1, record 3, Spanish, prueba%20de%20velocidad
correct, feminine noun
- sprint 2, record 3, Spanish, sprint
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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