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DIAGNOSTIC DEFAILLANCE [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

The determination of the kind, size, location and time of detection of a fault.

OBS

Follows fault detection. Includes fault isolation and identification.

OBS

Used in a variety of specialized fields such as electronics, engineering, informatics, mechanics and transportation.

OBS

troubleshooting: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • trouble-shooting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Diagnostic établissant la nature d’une défaillance et le moment où cette défaillance est survenue.

OBS

S’applique à plusieurs domaines spécialisés dont l’électronique, l’ingénierie, l’informatique, la mécanique et le transport.

OBS

recherche d’une panne : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
  • Mantenimiento y reparación (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Tarea de determinar dónde ha ocurrido un fallo o desperfecto en un sistema [...] y cuál es la naturaleza lógica de dicho fallo o desperfecto.

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Record 2 2010-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

4. Performs fault isolation of engine systems utilizing: 4.1 NABIT equipment; 4.2 Special Purpose Test Equipment (SPTE) and Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment (AMSE); and 4.3 fault-tree diagnostic procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2008-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

A structured process for determining the cause or causes of an SSC's [structure, system and component] failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Processus structuré permettant de déterminer la ou les causes de la défaillance d’un OSC [ouvrage, système et composant].

Spanish

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