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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
- Pastries (Cooking)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pascade
1, record 1, English, pascade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pascade is a thick savory crêpe from Aveyron, in the center of France, traditionally made at Easter ... The simple batter cooks up to an astonishing texture, halfway between a crêpe and a soufflé, crisp on the inside and ... tender on the inside. Think of it as the French cousin to the dutch baby pancake. 2, record 1, English, - pascade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plats cuisinés
- Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pascade
1, record 1, French, pascade
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qu'est-ce que la pascade? Originaire de la région d’Aveyron, dans le sud-ouest de la France, cette spécialité à base d’œufs, qui se rapproche d’un flan, se sert à toute heure du jour et se glisse facilement dans le menu de toutes les occasions. 2, record 1, French, - pascade
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Testing and Debugging
- Software
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diagnostic menu
1, record 2, English, diagnostic%20menu
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... enter [the] diagnostic menu to perform diagnostic tests to find the cause of a hardware error and to determine which hardware component has failed. 1, record 2, English, - diagnostic%20menu
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Test et débogage
- Logiciels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- menu de diagnostic
1, record 2, French, menu%20de%20diagnostic
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le menu de diagnostic contient les fonctions de diagnostic de base accessibles à un superviseur. 2, record 2, French, - menu%20de%20diagnostic
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Military Finances
- Employment Benefits
- Food Services (Military)
- Combat Support
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- basic food cost
1, record 3, English, basic%20food%20cost
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- BFC 2, record 3, English, BFC
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The BFC [basic food cost] is the standard food cost of one meal-day (ration), specific to each Unit Food Services organization providing static, camp[-]based feeding and shipboard feeding. ... A breakfast meal is accounted as 20% of the BFC and a lunch or dinner meal as 40% of the BFC. ... It is obtained by costing typical menu items for each meal, using standard recipes and standard serving sizes. 3, record 3, English, - basic%20food%20cost
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[The BFC is published] annually for domestic operations or twice per year for out-of-country operations. ... The BFC is the cost of the standard meal entitlement pattern that is adjusted by the diner consumption pattern and a regional factor that is applicable to the location of the contracted activity. The resulting cost is increased by the projected inflation rate for food for the coming year/period. 4, record 3, English, - basic%20food%20cost
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Finances militaires
- Avantages sociaux
- Alimentation (Militaire)
- Soutien au combat
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- coût de base des vivres
1, record 3, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20base%20des%20vivres
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- CBV 2, record 3, French, CBV
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il s’agit du coût standard d’un jour-repas(une ration) pour chacun des Services d’alimentation qui dessert des emplacements fixes, en garnison ou à bord de navires. [...] Les [...] déjeuners représentent 20 p. 100 du CBV [coût de base des vivres], tandis que les repas du midi et du soir en représentent 40 p. 100. [...] Ce coût est obtenu en établissant le coût de produits types du menu pour chacun des repas, en utilisant des recettes et des portions standard. 3, record 3, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20base%20des%20vivres
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[On] publie chaque année le CBV afférent aux opérations nationales ou deux fois par année, en ce qui concerne les opérations à l’étranger. [...] Le CBV est le coût du modèle de repas standard admissible qui est rajusté selon la tendance de la consommation et par un facteur régional s’appliquant à l’endroit prévu au contrat. Le coût résultant est indexé au taux d’inflation prévu pour les produits alimentaires au cours de l’année suivante. 4, record 3, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20base%20des%20vivres
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette allocation est versée non pas au militaire mais bien à son unité. Renseignement confirmé par le Directeur - Services d’alimentation. 5, record 3, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20base%20des%20vivres
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- menu-driven
1, record 4, English, menu%2Ddriven
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- menu-based 2, record 4, English, menu%2Dbased
correct
- menu-oriented 3, record 4, English, menu%2Doriented
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to a computer system that primarily uses menus rather than a command language for its directions. 4, record 4, English, - menu%2Ddriven
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The authoring program is menu-driven with many other capabilities ... The teacher defines a case by ... using the menus to define problem data ..., define terms, provide text to appear when a breakpoint occurs, explanatory text for specific rules, etc. Other menus are used to sequence lessons and provide introductory and concluding text. 5, record 4, English, - menu%2Ddriven
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Menu-driven interface. 6, record 4, English, - menu%2Ddriven
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- piloté par menu
1, record 4, French, pilot%C3%A9%20par%20menu
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- à menus 2, record 4, French, %C3%A0%20menus
correct
- piloté par menus 3, record 4, French, pilot%C3%A9%20par%20menus
correct
- à base de menus 3, record 4, French, %C3%A0%20base%20de%20menus
correct
- à base de menu 3, record 4, French, %C3%A0%20base%20de%20menu
correct
- à menu 3, record 4, French, %C3%A0%20menu
correct
- par menus 4, record 4, French, par%20menus
correct
- dirigé par menu 5, record 4, French, dirig%C3%A9%20par%20menu
correct
- commandé par menu 3, record 4, French, command%C3%A9%20par%20menu
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un système qui utilise des menus comme moyen interactif de traitement de données. 6, record 4, French, - pilot%C3%A9%20par%20menu
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les systèmes de sélection par menus sont intéressants parce qu’ils éliminent l’entraînement et la mémorisation de séquences complexes de commandes. [...] on n’a pas besoin de mémoriser les commandes, elles sont toujours apparentes sur l’écran [...] 7, record 4, French, - pilot%C3%A9%20par%20menu
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le logiciel privilégie-t-il l’accès aux fonctions par des menus plutôt que par des commandes? 8, record 4, French, - pilot%C3%A9%20par%20menu
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les commandes ou options sont offertes au choix d’un utilisateur, sous forme de liste, lors d’un travail en mode interactif. 3, record 4, French, - pilot%C3%A9%20par%20menu
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- dirigido por menús
1, record 4, Spanish, dirigido%20por%20men%C3%BAs
correct, adjective phrase
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- dirigido por menú 2, record 4, Spanish, dirigido%20por%20men%C3%BA
correct, adjective phrase
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de] un sistema en línea, en el que el menú principal enumera otros menús más detallados para seleccionar el tipo específico de función que se va a ejecutar. 2, record 4, Spanish, - dirigido%20por%20men%C3%BAs
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-12-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- higher-level knowledge
1, record 5, English, higher%2Dlevel%20knowledge
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Need for Higher-Level Knowledge. ... Our current state of knowledge about causal and teleological reasoning is of insufficient depth to permit their inclusion in the expert in a general way. Instead, we summarize the results of such reasoning and use these to make deductions. This new knowledge, unlike the propagator, is circuit-specific... There are two principles we employ to encode this circuit-specific knowledge. First, we impose a strict discipline upon its form, making addition, modification and explanation of higher-level knowledge easier. Second, the propagator and its underlying mechanisms for handling assumptions and fault modes are used as a way of simplifying the deductions that the higher-level knowledge needs to make. 1, record 5, English, - higher%2Dlevel%20knowledge
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- connaissances de plus haut niveau
1, record 5, French, connaissances%20de%20plus%20haut%20niveau
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- connaissances plus élaborées 1, record 5, French, connaissances%20plus%20%C3%A9labor%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tableurs, les gestionnaires de bases de données et les progiciels hypermedia ne permettaient que de traiter des connaissances de type factuel. Pour favoriser une acquisition durable des connaissances factuelles, il importe d’intégrer ces faits dans un réseau de concepts, de règles, de taxonomies ou de procédures. Or ces connaissances de plus haut niveau ne peuvent être traitées directement par les progiciels classiques. [...] C’est là une des raisons pour lesquelles il importe en éducation de dépasser le stade des bases de données pour pouvoir traiter des formes plus évoluées de connaissances. 1, record 5, French, - connaissances%20de%20plus%20haut%20niveau
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un logiciel à base de connaissances sur l'alimentation. [...] L'étudiant peut [...] se faire composer un menu répondant à certaines contraintes. À travers ces activités, il apprend non seulement de nombreux faits et données sur les aliments ainsi que des règles de saine alimentation, mais aussi et surtout des connaissances de plus haut niveau comme celles de repas équilibré, de valeur des aliments, de régime adapté à des besoins. 1, record 5, French, - connaissances%20de%20plus%20haut%20niveau
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Existe-t-il des connaissances plus élaborées sous forme de règles ou de procédures [...]? 1, record 5, French, - connaissances%20de%20plus%20haut%20niveau
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-05-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
- Computer Graphics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- icon-based menu 1, record 6, English, icon%2Dbased%20menu
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
- Infographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- menu basé icônes
1, record 6, French, menu%20bas%C3%A9%20ic%C3%B4nes
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-06-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Restaurant Menus
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- menu stand
1, record 7, English, menu%20stand
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plastic Menu Stand. ... A card is inserted from the bottom. Stands on table or counter. A proven way to push your "Daily Special" ... 1, record 7, English, - menu%20stand
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Menus (Restauration)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- support à menu
1, record 7, French, support%20%C3%A0%20menu
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Support à menu en plastique.(...) La carte est insérée par la base. Se place sur une table ou un comptoir. Efficace pour promouvoir vos «Spéciaux du jour»(...) 1, record 7, French, - support%20%C3%A0%20menu
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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