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LF [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Land Forces
- Air Forces
- Amphibious Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- landing force
1, record 1, English, landing%20force
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LF 2, record 1, English, LF
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The task organization of ground and aviation units assigned to an amphibious operation. 3, record 1, English, - landing%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
landing force; LF: designations and definition standardized by NATO; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - landing%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forces terrestres
- Forces aériennes
- Forces amphibies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force de débarquement
1, record 1, French, force%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FD 2, record 1, French, FD
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- LF 3, record 1, French, LF
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupement opérationnel comprenant les unités terrestres et les unités de l'aviation affectées à une opération amphibie. 4, record 1, French, - force%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
force de débarquement; LD : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 5, record 1, French, - force%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
force de débarquement; LF : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 5, record 1, French, - force%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ejército de tierra
- Fuerzas aéreas
- Fuerzas anfibias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuerza de desembarco
1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20de%20desembarco
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organización operativa de unidades de tropa, de tierra y aire asignadas para un asalto anfibio. En una operación anfibia es el mayor escalón de fuerzas terrestres. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fuerza%20de%20desembarco
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Accommodation (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- family housing
1, record 2, English, family%20housing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- residential housing unit 2, record 2, English, residential%20housing%20unit
correct
- RHU 2, record 2, English, RHU
correct
- RHU 2, record 2, English, RHU
- married quarters 3, record 2, English, married%20quarters
correct, plural, obsolete, officially approved
- MQ 4, record 2, English, MQ
correct, plural, obsolete, officially approved
- MQ 4, record 2, English, MQ
- permanent married quarters 5, record 2, English, permanent%20married%20quarters
former designation, correct, plural
- PMQ 5, record 2, English, PMQ
former designation, correct, plural
- PMQ 5, record 2, English, PMQ
- private married quarters 6, record 2, English, private%20married%20quarters
former designation, correct, plural
- PMQ 6, record 2, English, PMQ
former designation, correct, plural
- PMQ 6, record 2, English, PMQ
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an officer or non-commissioned member and the member's family are entitled to occupy family housing where ... the member is married or in a common-law partnership, or is single and has a dependent child related by blood, marriage or adoption legally or in fact who is claimed as a dependant for income tax purposes, provided that the spouse or common-law partner or dependent child, as applicable, normally resides with the member ... 1, record 2, English, - family%20housing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
married quarters; MQ: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7, record 2, English, - family%20housing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Logement (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- logement familial
1, record 2, French, logement%20familial
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- LF 2, record 2, French, LF
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- unité de logement résidentiel 3, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20logement%20r%C3%A9sidentiel
correct, feminine noun
- ULR 4, record 2, French, ULR
correct, feminine noun
- ULR 4, record 2, French, ULR
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un officier ou militaire du rang et sa famille ont droit d'occuper un logement familial lorsque les conditions suivantes sont réunies [:] le militaire est marié ou vit en union de fait, ou est célibataire mais a un enfant par le sang, le mariage ou l'adoption de droit ou de fait déclaré comme personne à charge aux fins de l'impôt sur le revenu, à condition que l'époux ou conjoint de fait ou l'enfant à charge, selon le cas, demeure ordinairement avec le militaire [...] 5, record 2, French, - logement%20familial
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
logement familial; LF : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 6, record 2, French, - logement%20familial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Radio Waves
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- low frequency
1, record 3, English, low%20frequency
correct, United States, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- LF 1, record 3, English, LF
correct, United States, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- kilometric wave 2, record 3, English, kilometric%20wave
correct
- long wave 3, record 3, English, long%20wave
correct, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the communication spectrum of frequencies or wavelengths, that portion which lies between 30 and 300 kilohertz (kHz) or between 1 and 10 kilometres (km). 4, record 3, English, - low%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Designations are classed as follows - 1. ITU band designator and name: LF - low frequency; 3. Metric subdivision: kilometric waves. 4, record 3, English, - low%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dictionaries vary in their definition of "long wave." For some, it is synonymous with "low frequency (LF)," for others, it refers to all wavelengths greater than 1000 metres, and finally one source claims that it refers to all frequencies below the standard broadcast band, e.g. 535 kHz. 4, record 3, English, - low%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
kilometric wave: term usually used in the plural. 5, record 3, English, - low%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
low frequency; LF: term and abbreviation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee and officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 6, record 3, English, - low%20frequency
Record 3, Key term(s)
- kilometric waves
- long waves
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Ondes radioélectriques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- onde kilométrique
1, record 3, French, onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- O.km 2, record 3, French, O%2Ekm
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fréquence kilométrique 1, record 3, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20kilom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- f.km 2, record 3, French, f%2Ekm
correct, feminine noun
- f.km 2, record 3, French, f%2Ekm
- bande kilométrique 1, record 3, French, bande%20kilom%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
- B.km 2, record 3, French, B%2Ekm
correct, feminine noun
- B.km 2, record 3, French, B%2Ekm
- onde longue 1, record 3, French, onde%20longue
avoid, feminine noun
- grande onde 1, record 3, French, grande%20onde
avoid, feminine noun
- basse fréquence 3, record 3, French, basse%20fr%C3%A9quence
feminine noun, standardized
- BF 2, record 3, French, BF
avoid, feminine noun
- BF 2, record 3, French, BF
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le spectre des rayonnements radioélectriques, fréquence ou longueur d'onde qui occupe la bande située entre 30 et 300 kilohertz (kHz) ou entre 1 et 10 kilomètres. 4, record 3, French, - onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les désignations, dans les divers systèmes de classement, sont les suivantes - 1) Désignation de l'UIT : 5; 2) Désignation américaine : LF; 3) Nomenclature adoptée pour la langue française - a) subdivision métrique : ondes kilométriques, b) abréviation métrique de la bande de fréquences : B.km; 4) Appellations et abréviation désuètes et déconseillées : ondes longues, grandes ondes, basses fréquences, BF. 4, record 3, French, - onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans certains milieux opérationnels, il faudra tolérer l'abréviation américaine «LF», mais «basses fréquences» et «BF» sont des expressions déconseillées car elles correspondent aux termes anglais «audio frequency (AF)» et «low frequency (LF)», c'est-à-dire deux notions différentes. 4, record 3, French, - onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
onde kilométrique; onde longue; grande onde; basse fréquence : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 5, record 3, French, - onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
onde kilométrique; O.km : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 3, French, - onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
basse fréquence; LF : terme et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne. 6, record 3, French, - onde%20kilom%C3%A9trique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- ondes kilométriques
- ondes longues
- grandes ondes
- basses fréquences
- Bkm
- Okm
- fkm
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Ondas radioeléctricas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- frecuencia baja
1, record 3, Spanish, frecuencia%20baja
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiofrecuencia comprendida entre los 30 y los 300 kilohertz. Corresponde a longitudes de onda entre 104 y 103 m. Se designa como LF. 1, record 3, Spanish, - frecuencia%20baja
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Occupational Codes - Officers
- Military Administration
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Resource Planning - Public Sector
1, record 4, English, Resource%20Planning%20%2D%20Public%20Sector
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
LF: classification specialty qualification code. 2, record 4, English, - Resource%20Planning%20%2D%20Public%20Sector
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
- Administration militaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Planification des ressources - Secteur public
1, record 4, French, Planification%20des%20ressources%20%2D%20Secteur%20public
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
LF : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications). 2, record 4, French, - Planification%20des%20ressources%20%2D%20Secteur%20public
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Data Gen Nova 1200 Mini-Computer Maintenance Supervisor
1, record 5, English, Data%20Gen%20Nova%201200%20Mini%2DComputer%20Maintenance%20Supervisor
former designation, correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
LF: trade specialty qualification code. 2, record 5, English, - Data%20Gen%20Nova%201200%20Mini%2DComputer%20Maintenance%20Supervisor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This is an obsolete title. 2, record 5, English, - Data%20Gen%20Nova%201200%20Mini%2DComputer%20Maintenance%20Supervisor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Data Gen Nova 1200 mini-ordinateurs - Superviseur de la maintenance
1, record 5, French, Data%20Gen%20Nova%201200%20mini%2Dordinateurs%20%2D%20Superviseur%20de%20la%20maintenance
former designation, correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
LF : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers). 2, record 5, French, - Data%20Gen%20Nova%201200%20mini%2Dordinateurs%20%2D%20Superviseur%20de%20la%20maintenance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce titre est d'usage périmé. 2, record 5, French, - Data%20Gen%20Nova%201200%20mini%2Dordinateurs%20%2D%20Superviseur%20de%20la%20maintenance
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-08-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
length of frame header parameters. 1, record 6, English, - Lf
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This symbol appears in the Information Technology Vocabulary, extract of ISO/IEC 10918-1 (F/E). 2, record 6, English, - Lf
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
longueur des paramètres d'en-tête de trame. 1, record 6, French, - Lf
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce symbole figure dans le Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information, extrait de l'ISO/CEI 10918-1 (F/E). 2, record 6, French, - Lf
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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