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CENTRE COMMUNICATION [3 records]

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Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Military Communications
  • Encryption and Decryption
DEF

An organization responsible for handling and controlling communications traffic, normally comprising a message centre, a cryptographic centre, and transmitting and receiving stations.

OBS

Transmitting and receiving stations are not normally located in the communication centre but the remote controls for these facilities are located there.

OBS

communication centre; signal centre: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

communication centre; COMCEN: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • communication center
  • communications center
  • signal center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Transmissions militaires
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
DEF

Organisme responsable du traitement et du contrôle des communications, qui comporte normalement un centre de traitement des messages, un centre de cryptographie et des installations d'émission et de réception.

OBS

Les stations émettrices et réceptrices ne sont normalement pas dans le centre de communication, mais leurs commandes à distance s'y trouvent.

OBS

centre de communication; centre de transmissions : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

centre des communications; centre des transmissions : termes uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

centre de communications; CENCOM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Comunicaciones militares
  • Criptografía y desciframiento
DEF

Organización responsable del manejo y control del tráfico de las telecomunicaciones.

OBS

El centro normalmente incluye, un centro de mensajes e instalaciones de transmisión y recepción.

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Record 2 1995-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Meteorology
DEF

Centre where meteorological information is received and relayed via telecommunication means.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Météorologie
DEF

Centre où les renseignements météorologiques sont reçus et relayés par des moyens de télécommunication.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Meteorología
DEF

Centro donde se recibe y envía la información meteorológica por medios de telecomunicación.

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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