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Record 1 2013-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Stations
CONT

We are about to find out if the computer really can file PNR's, and when called upon, find them and display them on your screen. Mr. Moss wants us to verify that his secretary has already made a reservation for him on the above flight. To find out if Mr. Moss is holding a reservation, we use the display name record transaction. The transaction code for display name record is DNR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gares ferroviaires
CONT

C'est maintenant le moment de voir si l'ordinateur peut vraiment classer un dossier et, sur demande, le trouver et l'afficher à l'écran. M. Moss nous demande de vérifier si sa secrétaire a bien réservé une place pour lui sur le vol en question. Pour ce faire, il faut obtenir l'affichage du dossier au moyen du code de transaction DNR(Display Name Record).

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Also many types of mosses - steppe moss, phagnum moss and plume moss, make up the bulk of the peat layers of this area.

OBS

moss: Any of various plants more or less like moss in appearance or habit of growth.

OBS

steppe: Arid land characterized by xerophilous vegetation and found usually in large tracts and in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

steppe : Formation végétale constituée d’herbes xérophytes de petite taille en tapis discontinu.

OBS

mousse : Plante bryophyte formant des tapis moelleux dans les forêts et les prairies.

OBS

moss=mousse.

OBS

steppe = steppe; steppe plants = plantes des steppes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

The six 12,000 cu. m. LPG/ammonia carriers building at Jos. L. Meyer in Papenburg, West Germany ... will ship ammonia ... to the U.S. ...

OBS

Ammonia is carried in bulk in the anhydrous liquid form which has a boiling point of -33 degrees C at atmospheric pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Deux transporteurs d’ammoniac de 12 000 mètres [cubes] chez Moss Verft.(...) Chaque navire aura quatre citernes cylindriques autoporteuses qui pourront recevoir du propane, du propylène, du butane, du chlorure de vinyle ou de l'ammoniac(...)

Spanish

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