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CTF [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2019-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

task force commander; TF Comd: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

commander task force; CTF: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

commandant de la force opérationnelle; Cmdt FO : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

commandant de force opérationnelle; CTF : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Combined Forces (Military)
OBS

combined task force; CTF: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Interarmées
OBS

force opérationnelle multinationale; CTF : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Nervous System
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

The Children's Tumor Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by neurofibromatosis (NF)...

OBS

[Its] mission is to advance peer-reviewed research to develop treatments and cures for NF; support persons with NF and their families by making thorough and accurate information readily available; assist in developing clinical centers and best practices to improve access to quality healthcare for those who live with NF; and expand public awareness of NF to improve diagnoses, increase understanding of the challenges that NF presents, and encourage support for NF research.

Key term(s)
  • National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
  • Children's Tumour Foundation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Système nerveux
  • Hygiène et santé
Key term(s)
  • National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
  • Children's Tumour Foundation

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Television Arts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
OBS

La Communauté des Télévisions Francophones (CTF) a été créée en 1864 par des organismes de télévision francophones européens et canadiens pour améliorer les échanges et la coproduction de programmes en français.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Measure of the resolving capability of an imaging system.

CONT

A CTF shows the square-wave spatial frequency amplitude response of a system.

OBS

This function represents the variations of the modulation transfer function (MTF) of an imagery sensor with the incident angle of an entiring beam.

OBS

contrast transfer function; CTF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Fonction qui représente les variations de la fonction de transfert de modulation entre un capteur-imageur et l'angle d'incidence du faisceau entrant.

OBS

fonction de transfert de contraste; CTF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Informatics
DEF

A printing device used to output high resolution documents on photographic film or paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Informatique
DEF

Périphérique qui sert à produire des films dans un environnement numérique.

OBS

Selon l'auteure du Vocabulaire du prépresse, le terme «imageuse film» se voit de plus en plus remplacer par «CTF» (computer-to-film) ou «système d'exposition directe de films». Ce système se définit précisément comme «système d'insolation de films sous rayonnement laser directement à partir des données d'ordinateur». (Brodeur, France. Vocabulaire du prépresse).

Spanish

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Record 8 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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