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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
DEF

A self-propelled vehicle that operates without on-board human intervention.

OBS

An uncrewed vehicle can be autonomous or remotely operated.

OBS

uncrewed vehicle; UV: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

unmanned vehicle: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
DEF

Véhicule autopropulsé qui fonctionne sans l'intervention d'un être humain à son bord.

OBS

Un véhicule sans personnel peut être autonome ou téléguidé.

OBS

véhicule sans pilote; VSP; UV : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

véhicule non habité : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

Referring to electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 200 nanometres and 400 nanometres.

OBS

ultraviolet; UV: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • ultra-violet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Se dit du rayonnement électromagnétique dont la longueur d'onde se situe entre 200 nanomètres et 400 nanomètres.

OBS

ultraviolet; UV : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

Key term(s)
  • ultra-violet

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiación electromagnética
DEF

[Dícese de la] radiación electromagnética invisible, fuertemente ionizada y provocadora de fluorescencia.

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Record 3 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
OBS

Vernes' test: [a test for tuberculosis in which] the patient's blood is mixed with an equal amount of 1.25 per cent aqueous solution of resorcin. If the optic density of the mixture is below 15, the subject is free from tuberculosis; if it is above 30 the subject has tuberculosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

Unité de mesure de la densité de floculation.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
UV
occupation code
OBS

UV: occupational specialty qualification code for officers.

OBS

Title and code of occupational specialty qualification officially approved by the Department of National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
UV
occupation code
OBS

UV : code de qualification de spécialiste pour officiers.

OBS

Titre et code de qualification de spécialiste officialisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale.

OBS

Les titres et codes de qualifications de spécialistes en anglais et en français figureront dans la version mise à jour de la CFP-A-PD-150-001.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
  • Intelligence (Military)
Universal entry(ies)
RB
occupation code
UV
OBS

RB: classification specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
RB
occupation code
UV
OBS

RB : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

Spanish

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