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APRES DEFAILLANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fail-safe
1, record 1, English, fail%2Dsafe
correct, adjective, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fail safe 2, record 1, English, fail%20safe
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Referring to a principle of design by which, in the event of any failure in a component or system, a safe condition is established. 3, record 1, English, - fail%2Dsafe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fail-safe: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 4, record 1, English, - fail%2Dsafe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fail-safe: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 4, record 1, English, - fail%2Dsafe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sûr en cas de défaillance
1, record 1, French, s%C3%BBr%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sûr après défaillance 2, record 1, French, s%C3%BBr%20apr%C3%A8s%20d%C3%A9faillance
correct
- à sûreté intégrée 3, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9e
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conforme au principe de conception selon lequel, dans l'éventualité d'une quelconque défaillance dans un composant ou un système, une condition de sûreté est établie. 4, record 1, French, - s%C3%BBr%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sûr en cas de défaillance : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997. 5, record 1, French, - s%C3%BBr%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sûr en cas de défaillance; sûr après défaillance : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 5, record 1, French, - s%C3%BBr%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9faillance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fail safe 1, record 2, English, fail%20safe
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equipped with a secondary system that insures continued operation even if the primary system fails. 1, record 2, English, - fail%20safe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- redondant 1, record 2, French, redondant
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sûr après coup 2, record 2, French, s%C3%BBr%20apr%C3%A8s%20coup
- sûr après défaillance 2, record 2, French, s%C3%BBr%20apr%C3%A8s%20d%C3%A9faillance
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un équipement est redondant quand il continue à fonctionner malgré une panne interne et grâce à un organe de secours qui vient automatiquement prendre le relais de l'organe en panne. 1, record 2, French, - redondant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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