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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
- Dietetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- morbidly obese
1, record 1, English, morbidly%20obese
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- obese class III 2, record 1, English, obese%20class%20III
correct, adjective phrase
- class III obese 3, record 1, English, class%20III%20obese
correct, adjective phrase
- obese class 3 4, record 1, English, obese%20class%203
correct, adjective phrase
- class 3 obese 5, record 1, English, class%203%20obese
correct, adjective phrase, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to a person whose body mass index is greater than or equal to 40 kg/m² (morbid or class III obesity). 6, record 1, English, - morbidly%20obese
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Morbidly obese individuals (i.e. body mass index [BMI] [greater than or equal to] 40 kg/m²) may have a pulmonary gas exchange impairment due to the large fat mass surrounding their abdomen. ... Morbidly obese men showed a trend to have poorer pulmonary gas exchange compared to morbidly obese women ... 7, record 1, English, - morbidly%20obese
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
- Diététique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obèse morbide
1, record 1, French, ob%C3%A8se%20morbide
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- massivement obèse 2, record 1, French, massivement%20ob%C3%A8se
correct, adjective phrase
- obèse classe III 3, record 1, French, ob%C3%A8se%20classe%20III
correct, adjective phrase, less frequent
- obèse de classe III 4, record 1, French, ob%C3%A8se%20de%20classe%20III
correct, adjective phrase, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui présente un indice de masse corporelle supérieur ou égal à 40 kg/m² (obésité morbide). 5, record 1, French, - ob%C3%A8se%20morbide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La catégorie obèse sera elle-même subdivisée en trois classes : -- obèse de classe I : IMCde masse corporelle 30-34,9; -- obèse de classe II : IMC 35-39,9; -- obèse de classe III : IMC [supérieur ou égale à] 40. 4, record 1, French, - ob%C3%A8se%20morbide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le diamètre abdominal des patients massivement obèses limite leur accès au tunnel de l'IRM [imagerie par résonance magnétique] ou du scanner. 6, record 1, French, - ob%C3%A8se%20morbide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- obèse classe 3
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mining Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- access tunnel
1, record 2, English, access%20tunnel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main access-ways would consist of the access tunnel from the main shaft, south access tunnel, and two panel access tunnels. 1, record 2, English, - access%20tunnel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tunnel d'accès
1, record 2, French, tunnel%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- computer networking
1, record 3, English, computer%20networking
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Computer networking is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer science, information technology and/or computer engineering since it relies heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines. 1, record 3, English, - computer%20networking
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réseautage informatique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9seautage%20informatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
GénieCom offre aux entreprises des solutions novatrices de réseautage informatique et d’accès distant aux réseaux corporatifs issues de l'infrastructure et des technologies de l'Internet, notamment le déploiement de sites intranet et de réseaux privés virtuels(VPN) fondés sur le protocole PPTP [protocole tunnel point à point]. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seautage%20informatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-02-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- remote authentication dial-in user service
1, record 4, English, remote%20authentication%20dial%2Din%20user%20service
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- RADIUS 1, record 4, English, RADIUS
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A client/server protocol and software that enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial-in users and authorize their access to the requested system or service. 1, record 4, English, - remote%20authentication%20dial%2Din%20user%20service
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RADIUS allows a company to maintain user profiles in a central database that all remote servers can share. It provides better security, allowing a company to set up a policy that can be applied at a single administered network point. 1, record 4, English, - remote%20authentication%20dial%2Din%20user%20service
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- service d’usager commuté à authentification distante
1, record 4, French, service%20d%26rsquo%3Busager%20commut%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20authentification%20distante
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- RADIUS 2, record 4, French, RADIUS
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- service d’authentification à distance des utilisateurs entrants 3, record 4, French, service%20d%26rsquo%3Bauthentification%20%C3%A0%20distance%20des%20utilisateurs%20entrants
correct, masculine noun
- RADIUS 3, record 4, French, RADIUS
correct, masculine noun
- RADIUS 3, record 4, French, RADIUS
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le service d’usage commuté à authentification distante(RADIUS) est un protocole client-serveur d’authentification qui prend en charge l'authentification et comptabilité et qui est largement utilisé par les fournisseurs d’accès Internet. C'est la méthode la plus courante d’authentification et d’autorisation des utilisateurs à accès commuté ou par tunnel. 2, record 4, French, - service%20d%26rsquo%3Busager%20commut%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20authentification%20distante
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-03-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Construction Works (Railroads)
- Rail Networks
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- railway tunnel
1, record 5, English, railway%20tunnel
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- railroad tunnel 2, record 5, English, railroad%20tunnel
correct
- rail tunnel 3, record 5, English, rail%20tunnel
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tunnel running under a river or a hillside through which a railway line runs. 4, record 5, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1886. The Severn Railway Tunnel - Britain's longest - was opened. 5, record 5, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Severn. One of the principal rivers of Great Britain ... . A railroad tunnel (opened 1886) more than 4 mi (6.4 km) long passes under the estuary. 2, record 5, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tunnel: A passageway as for trains, automobiles, etc. through or under and obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor or the like. 6, record 5, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Ouvrages d'art (Voies ferrées)
- Réseaux ferroviaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tunnel ferroviaire
1, record 5, French, tunnel%20ferroviaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tunnel de chemin de fer 2, record 5, French, tunnel%20de%20chemin%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soit un sous-système de contrôle du trafic ferroviaire d’un tunnel. [...] Accès à un tunnel ferroviaire. Les trains approchant du tunnel déclenchent un capteur annonçant leur présence. Ils s’arrêtent alors à la signalisation d’entrée du tunnel si elle n’ est pas au vert. Une fois que le trafic a commencé dans une direction, la signalisation reste au vert et des trains successifs, de même direction, peuvent entrer librement dans le tunnel. La signalisation redevient rouge lorsque le dernier train(d’une direction donnée) a quitté la section critique. Cependant, un train arrivant dans la direction opposée doit attendre que le trafic de l'autre direction soit terminé. 3, record 5, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le respect des décisions et des engagements pris aux sommets de Chambéry en 1997 et de Nîmes en 1999, les deux gouvernements ont décidé la construction d’une nouvelle liaison ferroviaire, mixte marchandises et voyageurs entre Lyon et Turin, avec un tunnel ferroviaire de 52 km environ, foré sous les Alpes en territoire français et italien. 4, record 5, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que «tunnel» est un terme générique englobant les notions de «tunnel routier», «tunnel ferroviaire» et «tunnel sous-marin»; cependant le terme est souvent utilisé absolument surtout au sens de «tunnel routier» (voir cette fiche). 5, record 5, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- transfer tunnel
1, record 6, English, transfer%20tunnel
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Discovery's transfer tunnel 2, record 6, English, Discovery%27s%20transfer%20tunnel
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... workers removed "D" hatch from Discovery's transfer tunnel adapter to accommodate structural and latch inspections. 3, record 6, English, - transfer%20tunnel
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transfer tunnel: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 2, record 6, English, - transfer%20tunnel
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tunnel d'accès
1, record 6, French, tunnel%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Demain, on procèdera notamment au cyclage du dispositif de capture à l'intérieur de l'effecteur situé à l'extrémité du bras, puis à son ancrage à deux points différents de la Station, soit sur le laboratoire Destiny et sur le tunnel d’accès entre le laboratoire et le module Unity. 1, record 6, French, - tunnel%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tunnel d’accès : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale(GTTSSI). 2, record 6, French, - tunnel%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-06-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Transport of Water (Water Supply)
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- microtunneling
1, record 7, English, microtunneling
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trenchless construction method to install pipe by pushing pipe into place behind a machine controlled remotely. Minimum diameter is 18 in., which is the size limited by available machines. Maximum size is undefined, provided the machine is controlled remotely with no personnel access. A practical maximum is 60 in. internal diameter. 2, record 7, English, - microtunneling
Record 7, Key term(s)
- microtunnelling
- micro-tunneling
- micro-tunnelling
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- microtunnelage
1, record 7, French, microtunnelage
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de pose de canalisation sans travaux à ciel ouvert. 2, record 7, French, - microtunnelage
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Méthode robotisée d’excavation en tunnel qui permet la pose d’une conduite par fonçage horizontal à l’aide de vérins. 3, record 7, French, - microtunnelage
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A partir d’un puits d’entrée, une tête d’attaque, ou microtunnelier, guidée par laser, fore le sol dans la direction désirée, tandis que de puissants vérins forcent, dans le microtunnel ainsi creusé, des éléments de conduite emboîtables les uns dans les autres. On réalise ainsi des sections de tunnel de 150 mètres de long et d’un diamètre allant jusqu’à 1,2 mètre. Le microtunnelage présente de nombreux avantages en milieu urbain, où l’espace au sol est très encombré. 2, record 7, French, - microtunnelage
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est la première fois en France, que le microtunnelage est utilisé pour le renforcement de collecteurs d’eaux usées et pluviales. Le microtunnelage consiste à creuser à l'aide d’une fraise un petit tunnel et de pousser les tuyaux les uns après les autres. L'accès à ce tunnel se fait par des puits verticaux. 4, record 7, French, - microtunnelage
Record 7, Key term(s)
- micro-tunnelage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1982-05-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- regulation strategy 1, record 8, English, regulation%20strategy
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- stratégie de régulation 1, record 8, French, strat%C3%A9gie%20de%20r%C3%A9gulation
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une stratégie de régulation peut être mise au point pour certains points bien précis et certaines situations de circulation : près d’un tunnel bloqué, sur une rampe d’accès à l'autoroute. 1, record 8, French, - strat%C3%A9gie%20de%20r%C3%A9gulation
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Stationary Airport Facilities
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- tunnel to satellite 1, record 9, English, tunnel%20to%20satellite
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Installations fixes d'aéroport
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tunnel d’accès au téléphone
1, record 9, French, tunnel%20d%26rsquo%3Bacc%C3%A8s%20au%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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