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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- persona non grata
1, record 1, English, persona%20non%20grata
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PNG 2, record 1, English, PNG
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A diplomatic official who is personally not acceptable to the government of the foreign country to which he is accredited. 3, record 1, English, - persona%20non%20grata
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
persona non grata: The plural form is "personnae non gratae." 4, record 1, English, - persona%20non%20grata
Record 1, Key term(s)
- personnae non gratae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- persona non grata
1, record 1, French, persona%20non%20grata
correct, feminine noun, invariable
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PNG 2, record 1, French, PNG
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agent diplomatique qui n’a pas été agréé ou qui n’est plus agréé par l’État étranger où il doit exercer ses fonctions. 3, record 1, French, - persona%20non%20grata
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diplomacia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- persona no grata
1, record 1, Spanish, persona%20no%20grata
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agente diplomático que, por decisión del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores local, es expulsado del territorio del Estado donde está acreditado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20no%20grata
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Long-Distance Pipelines
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pipeline loop
1, record 2, English, pipeline%20loop
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership proposes to construct and operate a pipeline loop of the existing Pacific Northern Gas (PNG) natural gas pipeline system between Kitimat and Summit Lake in British Columbia. 1, record 2, English, - pipeline%20loop
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Canalisations à grande distance
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- doublement de pipeline
1, record 2, French, doublement%20de%20pipeline
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership propose de construire et d’exploiter un doublement de pipeline du réseau existant de pipelines de gaz naturel de la Pacific Northern Gas(PNG) entre Kitimat et Summit Lake, en Colombie-Britannique. 1, record 2, French, - doublement%20de%20pipeline
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Papua New Guinea
1, record 3, English, Papua%20New%20Guinea
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea 2, record 3, English, Independent%20State%20of%20Papua%20New%20Guinea
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A country in Oceania. 3, record 3, English, - Papua%20New%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Port Moresby. 4, record 3, English, - Papua%20New%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Inhabitant: Papua New Guinean. 4, record 3, English, - Papua%20New%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Papua New Guinea: common name of the country. 5, record 3, English, - Papua%20New%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
PG; PNG: codes recognized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - Papua%20New%20Guinea
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
1, record 3, French, Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- État indépendant de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée 2, record 3, French, %C3%89tat%20ind%C3%A9pendant%20de%20Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État insulaire d’Océanie [...] situé en Mélanésie dans le sud-ouest de l’océan Pacifique à l’est de l’Indonésie et au nord de l’Australie. 3, record 3, French, - Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capitale : Port Moresby. 4, record 3, French, - Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitant : Papouan-Néo-Guinéen, Papouane-Néo-Guinéenne. 4, record 3, French, - Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée : nom usuel du pays. 5, record 3, French, - Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
PG; PNG : codes reconnus par l'ISO. 5, record 3, French, - Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aller en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, visiter la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée 5, record 3, French, - Papouasie%2DNouvelle%2DGuin%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Papúa Nueva Guinea
1, record 3, Spanish, Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- Estado Independiente de Papúa Nueva Guinea 2, record 3, Spanish, Estado%20Independiente%20de%20Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
País de Oceanía. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Capital: Port Moresby. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habitante: papú. 2, record 3, Spanish, - Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Papúa Nueva Guinea: nombre usual del país. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
PG; PNG: códigos reconocidos por la ISO. 3, record 3, Spanish, - Pap%C3%BAa%20Nueva%20Guinea
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Information Technology (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- style transformation
1, record 4, English, style%20transformation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Current W3C technologies: MathML for mathematical equations, HTML, XHTML, XML for structured documents, RDF for meta data, SMIL to create multimedia presentations, CSS and XSL to define style sheets, XSLT to create style transformations, PNG for graphics (although some are best expressed in JPG, a non-W3C format). 1, record 4, English, - style%20transformation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- transformation de style
1, record 4, French, transformation%20de%20style
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Technologies courantes du W3C : MathML pour les équations mathématiques, HTML, XHTML et XML pour les documents structurés, RDF pour les métadonnées, SMIL pour créer des présentations multimédias, CSS et XSL pour définir des feuilles de style, XSLT pour créer des transformations de style, PNG pour les graphiques(bien que pour certains il soit préférable d’utiliser JPG, qui ne fait pas partie des langages recommandés par le Consortium W3C). 1, record 4, French, - transformation%20de%20style
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-03-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Portable Network Graphics
1, record 5, English, Portable%20Network%20Graphics
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- PNG 1, record 5, English, PNG
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- PNG format 2, record 5, English, PNG%20format
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
PNG: Developed as a patent-free alternative to GIF, the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format is used for losslessly compressing and displaying images on the World Wide Web. Unlike GIF, PNG supports 24-bit images and produces background transparency without jagged edges; however, some older versions of Web browsers may not support PNG images. 2, record 5, English, - Portable%20Network%20Graphics
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- format PNG
1, record 5, French, format%20PNG
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- PNG 2, record 5, French, PNG
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le PNG(Portable Network Graphics), peut aussi bien s’utiliser pour des photos que pour des graphiques. Format libre de droit créé par W3C, destiné à remplacer le format GIF, soumis quant à lui à des droits d’utilisation. Le PNG utilise une compression non dégradante, comme le GIF, accepte la transparence, et peut être animé et entrelacé. 3, record 5, French, - format%20PNG
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-06-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
- Management Operations (General)
- Types of Ships and Boats
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Director Maritime Class Management (Minor Warships and Auxiliary Vessels)
1, record 6, English, Director%20Maritime%20Class%20Management%20%28Minor%20Warships%20and%20Auxiliary%20Vessels%29
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- DMCM (MWS AuxV) 1, record 6, English, DMCM%20%28MWS%20AuxV%29
correct
- Director Maritime Class Management/Minor War Vessels and Auxiliary Vessels 1, record 6, English, Director%20Maritime%20Class%20Management%2FMinor%20War%20Vessels%20and%20Auxiliary%20Vessels
former designation, correct
- DMCM/MWV AUX 1, record 6, English, DMCM%2FMWV%20AUX
former designation, correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Director Maritime Class Management (Minor Warships and Auxiliary Vessels); DMCM (MWS AuxV): title and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 2, record 6, English, - Director%20Maritime%20Class%20Management%20%28Minor%20Warships%20and%20Auxiliary%20Vessels%29
Record 6, Key term(s)
- Director Maritime Class Management Minor War Vessels and Auxiliary Vessel
- DMCM MWV AUX
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Types de bateaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Directeur - Gestion des classes de navire (Petits navires de guerre et navires auxiliaires)
1, record 6, French, Directeur%20%2D%20Gestion%20des%20classes%20de%20navire%20%28Petits%20navires%20de%20guerre%20et%20navires%20auxiliaires%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- D Gest CN(PNG N Aux) 1, record 6, French, D%20Gest%20CN%28PNG%20N%20Aux%29
correct, masculine noun
- DCNG/PNG AUX 1, record 6, French, DCNG%2FPNG%20AUX
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Directeur-Gestion des classes de navire(Petits navires de guerre et navires auxiliaires) ;D Gest CN(PNG N Aux) : titre et forme abrégée d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 2, record 6, French, - Directeur%20%2D%20Gestion%20des%20classes%20de%20navire%20%28Petits%20navires%20de%20guerre%20et%20navires%20auxiliaires%29
Record 6, Key term(s)
- Directeur Gestion des classes de navire (Petits navires de guerre et navires auxiliaires)
- DCNG PNG AUX
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Naval Forces
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- minor war vessel
1, record 7, English, minor%20war%20vessel
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- MWV 1, record 7, English, MWV
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Forces navales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- petit navire de guerre
1, record 7, French, petit%20navire%20de%20guerre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- PNG 1, record 7, French, PNG
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- petit bâtiment de guerre 2, record 7, French, petit%20b%C3%A2timent%20de%20guerre
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
petit navire de guerre; PNG : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 3, record 7, French, - petit%20navire%20de%20guerre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-08-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Public Administration
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- National Management Plan 1, record 8, English, National%20Management%20Plan
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Administration publique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Plan national de gestion 1, record 8, French, Plan%20national%20de%20gestion
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Document définissant les liens d’autorité et de responsabilité. 1, record 8, French, - Plan%20national%20de%20gestion
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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