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AVL [4 records]

Record 1 2014-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lotteries
DEF

... a machine or device that allows a person to play a video lottery game by the insertion of money and that falls within the meaning of "slot machine" under clause 198(3)(a) of the Criminal Code (Canada).

CONT

Myth: A good video game player will be a good video lottery terminal (VLT) player. Fact: A video game requires skill; the more you play the better you become. A VLT machine, just like any other game of chance, does not require skill. The results are completely random and you cannot influence the outcome of a VLT game.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loteries
DEF

Machine ou dispositif qui permet à une personne de jouer à un jeu de loterie vidéo en insérant de l'argent.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Mass Transit
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

The use of advanced technologies such as global positioning systems (GPS) to monitor the location and movement of vehicles.

OBS

automatic vehicle location; automated vehicle location: These terms may also refer to the system used to locate the vehicles (the "automatic vehicle location system").

OBS

automatic vehicle location; AVL: term and abbreviation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Transports en commun
  • Camionnage
OBS

localisation automatique de véhicules; localisation automatique des véhicules : Ces termes sont parfois employés pour nommer le système servant à localiser les véhicules (le «système de localisation automatique de véhicules»).

OBS

localisation automatique de véhicules; LAV : terme et abréviation recommandés par le Comité de terminologie et normalisés par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • Transporte público
  • Transporte por camión
CONT

[La] localización automática de vehículos [...] permite la determinación automática y/o seguimiento de la posición geoespacial del vehículo, a través de sistemas de seguimiento como GPS [sistema mundial de determinación de la posición].

OBS

AVL: según su sigla en inglés (automatic vehicle location).

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Record 3 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
  • Practical Astronomy
  • Cartography
OBS

Free software for Moon observation or survey For Windows 95/98/NT//ME/2000/XP. "Who is behind VMA ? Two astronomie passioned friends (Christian Legrand and Patrick Chevalley), each one in a special domain (The Moon for the first and astronomy computing and programming for the second) whose reunion has permitted the VMA realization. This one is also provided to worldwide observers because of the help of numerous free translators that must be also thanked for their job.

Key term(s)
  • Virtual Atlas of the Moon
  • Moon Atlas (Virtual)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
  • Astronomie pratique
  • Cartographie
Key term(s)
  • Atlas de la lune (virtuel)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de periódicos
  • Astronomía práctica
  • Cartografía
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Record 4 1994-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours

Spanish

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