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BIONIQUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Cybernetic Systems
  • Nervous System
DEF

Having anatomical structures or physiological processes that are replaced or enhanced by electronic or mechanical components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Systèmes cybernétiques
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Se dit d'un membre ou d'un organe qui a été remplacé ou auquel on a ajouté une composante artificielle pour le restaurer ou en améliorer l'efficacité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prótesis
  • Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
  • Sistemas cibernéticos
  • Sistema nervioso
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Record 2 2006-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Cybernetic Systems
DEF

The study of human and animal biological functions, especially functions of the brain, that might be applied to the development of electronic equipment, such as computers and robots.

OBS

bionics: bio + (electr)onics.

OBS

[The term "bionics" is] used with a singular verb.

OBS

bionics: term officially approved by the Government Electronic Data Processing Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Systèmes cybernétiques
DEF

Science interdisciplinaire qui s'inspire des modèles fournis par les animaux pour l'émission, la réception et le traitement des signaux, en vue d'une application à l'électronique.

OBS

bionique : bio + (électro)nique.

OBS

bionique : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biotecnología
  • Sistemas cibernéticos
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