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IMITACION [7 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Communications
  • IT Security
DEF

The intrusion into foreign communications channels for the purpose of deception by introducing signals or traffic in imitation of the foreign communications.

OBS

imitative communications deception; ICD: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • imitative communication deception

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions militaires
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Intrusion dans des canaux de communication étrangers dans le but de tromper, en y introduisant des signaux ou du trafic imitant les communications étrangères.

OBS

déception des communications par imitation; ICD : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comunicaciones militares
  • Seguridad de IT
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Record 2 2025-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Logic (Philosophy)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Collaboration with WIPO
CONT

The imitation game, known as the Turing test, was introduced by Turing to decide whether a concealed responder was a human or [an] intelligent computer program.

OBS

If a human can question a computer, receive an answer (through an intermediary) and not be able to determine if he or she is communicating with a human or with a machine, then the machine can be said to have intelligence.

OBS

Turing test; imitation game: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logique (Philosophie)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Collaboration avec l'OMPI
CONT

[Turing] commence par [présenter] le «jeu de l'imitation» qui sera plus tard [appelé] «test de Turing», et que l'on pourrait résumer ainsi : un agent artificiel pourra être considéré comme intelligent s'il est indiscernable d'un être humain lors d'une interaction langagière à distance.

OBS

test de Turing; jeu de l'imitation : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lógica (Filosofía)
  • Inteligencia artificial
  • Colaboración con la OMPI
DEF

Juego, desarrollado por el matemático inglés Alan Turing, para determinar si una computadora (ordenador) posee inteligencia.

CONT

La prueba de Turing fue la base de la inteligencia artificial y pretendía resolver por vía práctica la cuestión de si las máquinas pueden pensar.

OBS

Los participantes en el juego comprenden dos partes que dan respuestas (un ser humano y la computadora), y un examinador (también humano) que trata de determinar cuál de las dos partes que responden, y que él no puede ver, es el ser humano. De acuerdo con esta prueba la inteligencia y habilidad de la computadora (ordenador) quedaría demostrada si logra engañar al examinador.

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Record 3 2005-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Signals (Military)
DEF

The introduction of radiations into enemy systems which imitate his own emissions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
DEF

Introduction de rayonnement dans les systèmes électroniques de l'ennemi en imitant ses propres émissions.

OBS

déception électronique par imitation; déception par imitation; intrusion : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra electrónica
  • Contramedidas (Operaciones militares)
  • Transmisiones de campaña (Militar)
CONT

El engaño por imitación, el que se logra inmiscuyéndose en la red de transmisiones del enemigo al pasar por una de las estaciones de su red.

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Record 4 2004-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Penal Law
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
DEF

The wrong committed by a person who sells goods or carries on business, etc., under such a name, mark, description or otherwise in such a manner as to mislead the public into believing that the goods or business, etc., are those of another person.

CONT

One large area of unfair competition is what may be called, for lack of a better generic name, false marketing, which used to be called "passing off", and still quite often goes by that designation. It consists of the making of some false misrepresentation to the public, or to third persons, likely to induce them to believe that the goods or services of another are those of the plaintiff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit pénal
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Derecho penal
  • Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
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Record 5 2004-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

An exact facsimile of an existing hardware or software product created by a competitor and identical in operation, appearance, or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Réplique exacte d'un produit créé par un autre manufacturier, ayant la même apparence extérieure et pouvant accomplir les mêmes fonctions que ce produit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
DEF

Copia funcional de un equipo de computación; por ejemplo, una copia de un modelo de computadora (ordenador) personal de IBM, la cual puede usar la programática y dispositivos periféricos diseñados para el original de IBM.

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Record 6 2004-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia artificial
DEF

Tipo de imitación en la que una entrada determinada siempre produce la misma salida.

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Record 7 2003-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
DEF

A technique where the simulation is advanced from event time to event time rather than using a continuously advancing time clock as in continuous simulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
DEF

Tipo de imitación en que todos los componentes y eventos más importantes se identifican individualmente y se usan a intervalos irregulares.

OBS

Ejemplo: redes de colas o filas de espera.

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