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CIR [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Organization
- Combined Forces (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- joint regional command
1, record 1, English, joint%20regional%20command
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- JRC 2, record 1, English, JRC
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Operationally, the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is organized into four joint regional commands. 3, record 1, English, - joint%20regional%20command
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
joint regional command; JRC: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - joint%20regional%20command
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation militaire
- Interarmées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- commandement interarmées régional
1, record 1, French, commandement%20interarm%C3%A9es%20r%C3%A9gional
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CIR 1, record 1, French, CIR
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
commandement interarmées régional; CIR : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 2, record 1, French, - commandement%20interarm%C3%A9es%20r%C3%A9gional
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Business and Administrative Documents
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- critical information report
1, record 2, English, critical%20information%20report
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CIR 2, record 2, English, CIR
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical information report; CIR: designations standardized by NATO. 3, record 2, English, - critical%20information%20report
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rapport d'information critique
1, record 2, French, rapport%20d%27information%20critique
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CIR 2, record 2, French, CIR
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rapport d’information critique; CIR : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 3, record 2, French, - rapport%20d%27information%20critique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- critical intelligence requirement
1, record 3, English, critical%20intelligence%20requirement
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- CIR 2, record 3, English, CIR
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical intelligence requirement; CIR: designations standardized by NATO. 3, record 3, English, - critical%20intelligence%20requirement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- besoin en renseignement critique
1, record 3, French, besoin%20en%20renseignement%20critique
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- CIR 2, record 3, French, CIR
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
besoin en renseignement critique; CIR : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 3, record 3, French, - besoin%20en%20renseignement%20critique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-08-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Intelligence (Military)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- commander’s information requirement
1, record 4, English, commander%26rsquo%3Bs%20information%20requirement
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- CIR 2, record 4, English, CIR
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
commander’s information requirement; CIR: designations standardized by NATO. 3, record 4, English, - commander%26rsquo%3Bs%20information%20requirement
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Renseignement (Militaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- besoin du commandant en matière d'informations
1, record 4, French, besoin%20du%20commandant%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27informations
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- CIR 2, record 4, French, CIR
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
besoin du commandant en matière d’informations; CIR : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 3, record 4, French, - besoin%20du%20commandant%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27informations
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Remote Sensing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- false colour
1, record 5, English, false%20colour
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- false color 2, record 5, English, false%20color
correct
- infrared colour 3, record 5, English, infrared%20colour
correct, officially approved
- infrared color 4, record 5, English, infrared%20color
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A color used to represent different frequency bands, or other measurable characteristics, where the colors are not those naturally characteristic of the frequencies. 5, record 5, English, - false%20colour
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
False color makes infrared differences evident and is useful in other applications. 5, record 5, English, - false%20colour
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
false colour; infrared colour: terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 5, English, - false%20colour
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Télédétection
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fausse couleur
1, record 5, French, fausse%20couleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- couleur infrarouge 2, record 5, French, couleur%20infrarouge
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- CIR 3, record 5, French, CIR
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- CIR 3, record 5, French, CIR
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couleur volontairement modifiée pour donner à l’observateur humain une perception colorée d’une scène, différente de celle qu’il en aurait naturellement. 4, record 5, French, - fausse%20couleur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme a été introduit par l’invention de l’émulsion couleur incluant une couche sensible au proche infrarouge (I.R.C. ou infrarouge couleur) qui est l’exemple le plus répandu de fausse couleur. «Fausse couleur» reste généralement employé pour dénommer les émulsions photographiques qui réalisent un déplacement spectral. 4, record 5, French, - fausse%20couleur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par extension, désigne aussi toute association de bandes spectrales colorées. 4, record 5, French, - fausse%20couleur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
fausse couleur; couleur infrarouge; CIR : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2(GTTR). 5, record 5, French, - fausse%20couleur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- combustion integrated rack
1, record 6, English, combustion%20integrated%20rack
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- CIR 1, record 6, English, CIR
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR), will be uniquely configured to support microgravity combustion research on board ISS. Combustion experiment equipment will be installed on-orbit in the CIR to customize it to perform many different experiments during the ten or more years that it will operate on board ISS. Studies of laminar flames, reaction kinetics, droplet and spray combustion, flame spread, fire and fire suppressants, condensed phase organic fuel combustion, turbulent combustion, soot and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and flame-synthesized materials are planned. 2, record 6, English, - combustion%20integrated%20rack
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The powered racks are called the Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR), Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR), and Shared Accommodations Rack (SAR). The combustion and fluids disciplines share racks and mutually necessary hardware within FCF [Fluids and Combustion Facility] to dramatically reduce cost and effectively use ISS resources ... The CIR features a 100-liter combustion chamber surrounded by optical and other diagnostic packages including a gas chromatograph. The CIR is the only rack on ISS dedicated to combustion experimentation. 3, record 6, English, - combustion%20integrated%20rack
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
combustion integrated rack; CIR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 6, English, - combustion%20integrated%20rack
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bâti de combustion intégré
1, record 6, French, b%C3%A2ti%20de%20combustion%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- CIR 1, record 6, French, CIR
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- bâti CIR 1, record 6, French, b%C3%A2ti%20CIR
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bâti de combustion intégré; CIR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale(GTTSSI). 1, record 6, French, - b%C3%A2ti%20de%20combustion%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-01-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Steering Committee on Living Accommodation 1, record 7, English, Steering%20Committee%20on%20Living%20Accommodation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- S.C.O.L.A. 1, record 7, English, S%2EC%2EO%2EL%2EA%2E
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Comité directeur sur le logement 1, record 7, French, Comit%C3%A9%20directeur%20sur%20le%20logement
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cir. 1981-32 du Conseil du Trésor. 1, record 7, French, - Comit%C3%A9%20directeur%20sur%20le%20logement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-11-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- space provided 1, record 8, English, space%20provided
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- l'espace réservé 1, record 8, French, l%27espace%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cir. 869C rev. 1, record 8, French, - l%27espace%20r%C3%A9serv%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1982-07-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Public Administration (General)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- night rates of pay 1, record 9, English, night%20rates%20of%20pay
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Administration publique (Généralités)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- taux de rémunération de nuit 1, record 9, French, taux%20de%20r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9ration%20de%20nuit
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cir. Pers. 17-3-70. 1, record 9, French, - taux%20de%20r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9ration%20de%20nuit
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1980-04-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mass Transit
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- dual lounge service 1, record 10, English, dual%20lounge%20service
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Transports en commun
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- service mixte dans voitures cafés-bars 1, record 10, French, service%20mixte%20dans%20voitures%20caf%C3%A9s%2Dbars
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
T-310-27, Cir. no 3, 1er avril 1974; avril 1974. 1, record 10, French, - service%20mixte%20dans%20voitures%20caf%C3%A9s%2Dbars
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1980-03-07
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Transportation Equipment (General)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- wall-mounted cup dispenser 1, record 11, English, wall%2Dmounted%20cup%20dispenser
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Équipements de transport
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- distributeur à gobelets jetables fixés à la paroi 1, record 11, French, distributeur%20%C3%A0%20gobelets%20jetables%20fix%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20la%20paroi
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(voyageurs) ;(T-310-2, Cir. gén. no 1, 1er mars 1974) ;mars 1974. 1, record 11, French, - distributeur%20%C3%A0%20gobelets%20jetables%20fix%C3%A9s%20%C3%A0%20la%20paroi
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- irrespective of their status 1, record 12, English, irrespective%20of%20their%20status
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- quel que soit leur statut 1, record 12, French, quel%20que%20soit%20leur%20statut
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cir. 907C 1, record 12, French, - quel%20que%20soit%20leur%20statut
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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