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FOUILLE POUBELLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Offences and crimes
- Protection of Life
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dumpster diving
1, record 1, English, dumpster%20diving
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rummaging through garbage in dumpsters or trash bins to remove documents containing valuable personal information. 2, record 1, English, - dumpster%20diving
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Infractions et crimes
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fouille de poubelles
1, record 1, French, fouille%20de%20poubelles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] fouiller dans les poubelles et dans toutes sortes de contenants à rebuts pour y récupérer les documents sur lesquels figurent des renseignements personnels importants. 2, record 1, French, - fouille%20de%20poubelles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Protección de las personas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espigueo de datos en la basura
1, record 1, Spanish, espigueo%20de%20datos%20en%20la%20basura
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- búsqueda de datos en la basura 1, record 1, Spanish, b%C3%BAsqueda%20de%20datos%20en%20la%20basura
correct, feminine noun
- recolección de datos en la basura 1, record 1, Spanish, recolecci%C3%B3n%20de%20datos%20en%20la%20basura
correct, feminine noun
- espigueo de datos en contenedores 1, record 1, Spanish, espigueo%20de%20datos%20en%20contenedores
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Práctica de entresacar de los contenedores documentos (facturas, cartas, etc.) con datos personales, como direcciones o números de cuentas, y utilizarlos posteriormente con fines delictivos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - espigueo%20de%20datos%20en%20la%20basura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
espigueo de datos en la basura; búsqueda de datos en la basura; recolección de datos en la basura; espigueo de datos en contenedores: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda utilizar las expresiones en español "espigueo de datos en la basura", "búsqueda de datos en la basura", "recolección de datos en la basura" y "espigueo de datos en contenedores" como alternativas al anglicismo "dumpster diving". 1, record 1, Spanish, - espigueo%20de%20datos%20en%20la%20basura
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