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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2019-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • National and International Security
  • Offences and crimes
OBS

defence against terrorism; DAT: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • defense against terrorism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Infractions et crimes
OBS

défense contre le terrorisme; DAT : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • Air Forces
OBS

technical authorization record set; TARS: term and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Forces aériennes
OBS

dossier d’autorisation technique; DAT : terme et abréviation d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vending Machines
  • Mass Transit
CONT

Fare vending machines make buying fare products quick and easy. These self-service machines sell a single fare, a return trip, a set of 10 tickets and a day pass. ... The machines accept coins and bills up to $20 and provide change on a purchase. ... The fare vending machines have the technology to offer future purchase options using credit, debit and smart cards.

OBS

fare vending machine: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines de distribution automatique
  • Transports en commun
OBS

distributrice automatique de titres; DAT : 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)
  • Máquinas de distribución automática
  • Transporte público
CONT

Estamos cumpliendo con lo acordado a través del decreto en el cual debíamos incorporar […] la nueva tecnología, colocando en el 25 % del transporte urbano las máquinas expendedoras de boletos electrónicos […]

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Record 4 2010-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

... one who, by reason of his training and experience in aeronautics, is capable of professional responsibility for the drawings, calculations, test and engineering reports necessary to substantiate the airworthiness of a design, a repair or modification and who has been approved by the Department.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

[...] personne agréée par le Ministère, qui, en raison de sa formation et de son expérience aéronautique, est apte à prendre la responsabilité professionnelle des dessins, des calculs, des essais et des comptes rendus techniques nécessaires pour attester qu'une étude, une réparation ou une modification a été effectuée dans le respect des conditions de navigabilité.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Audio Technology
OBS

The [digital audio tape] format was designed for audio use, but through the ISO Digital Data Storage standard it has been adopted for general data storage, storing from 1.3 to 7.2 GB on 60 to 170 meter tape depending on the standard and compression. It is ... sequential-access media and is commonly used for backups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Bande magnétique permettant l'enregistrement d'un signal codé sous forme numérique.

CONT

Le format DAT est quelquefois utilisé pour stocker des données.

OBS

DAT : acronyme spécifique à RADARSAT accepté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale.

Key term(s)
  • bande audio numérique

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A cassette tape recording and reproducing machine using digital technologies.

CONT

Assuming that the political problems are resolved, does Mission intend to produce an R-DAT recorder? HA : Mission is now looking very closely at producing one....

OBS

"R" stands for "rotary(-head)", since this machine features a rotary head drum.

Key term(s)
  • R-DAT machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Magnétophone à cassette utilisant les techniques dites numériques. La qualité des enregistrements (et de la lecture) est censée se comparer à celle des disques compacts.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Penal Administration
OBS

Officially approved by the Terminology Committee of the Department of the Solicitor General.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Administration pénitentiaire
OBS

Appellation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie du ministère du Solliciteur général.

Spanish

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