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HORIZON DEFAILLANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- year 2000 event horizon
1, record 1, English, year%202000%20event%20horizon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For purposes of these standards, the "Year 2000 event horizon" is the date by which a resource must be compliant before its date processing fails. 2, record 1, English, - year%202000%20event%20horizon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Based on the event horizon example the "Year 2000 event horizon" would require the application to be compliant - and tested - two years before January 1, 2000, or no later that January 1, 1998. 2, record 1, English, - year%202000%20event%20horizon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term related to Year 2000 compliance. 3, record 1, English, - year%202000%20event%20horizon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- horizon des événements en vue de l'an 2000
1, record 1, French, horizon%20des%20%C3%A9v%C3%A9nements%20en%20vue%20de%20l%27an%202000
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aux fins de ces normes, «l'horizon des événements en vue de l'an 2000» est la date à laquelle une ressource doit être conforme avant la défaillance de son processus de datation. 2, record 1, French, - horizon%20des%20%C3%A9v%C3%A9nements%20en%20vue%20de%20l%27an%202000
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon l’exemple de l’horizon des événements, «l’horizon des événements en vue de l’an 2000» exigerait que l’application soit conforme et vérifiée deux ans avant le 1er janvier 2000 ou pas plus tard que le 1er janvier 1998. 2, record 1, French, - horizon%20des%20%C3%A9v%C3%A9nements%20en%20vue%20de%20l%27an%202000
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme relatif au passage de l’an 2000. 3, record 1, French, - horizon%20des%20%C3%A9v%C3%A9nements%20en%20vue%20de%20l%27an%202000
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pumps
- Vacuum Machines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vacuum pump
1, record 2, English, vacuum%20pump
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A compressor for exhausting air and noncondensable gases from a space that is to be maintained at subatmospheric pressure. 2, record 2, English, - vacuum%20pump
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A compressor that operates at an intake pressure below atmospheric and usually discharges at atmospheric pressure or a little higher. 3, record 2, English, - vacuum%20pump
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes
- Machines à vide
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pompe à vide
1, record 2, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pompe servant à établir et à maintenir un vide plus ou moins complet dans une enceinte. 2, record 2, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la plupart des avions civils, les gyroscopes de l'horizon artificiel et du conservateur de cap sont actionnés par une pompe à vide entraînée par le moteur. Afin qu'existe un système de secours en cas de défaillance de la pompe, l'indicateur de virage est généralement doté d’un gyroscope entraîné par un moteur électrique. 3, record 2, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bombas
- Máquinas de vacío
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bomba de vacío
1, record 2, Spanish, bomba%20de%20vac%C3%ADo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bomba capaz de evacuar el fluido contenido en un recipiente por aspiración del mismo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - bomba%20de%20vac%C3%ADo
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