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Record 1 2021-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
  • Federal Administration
  • Military Administration
DEF

The official language with which an employee has a primary personal identification ...

OBS

The first official language is generally the official language in which a person is most proficient.

OBS

first official language; FOL: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Administration militaire
DEF

[Langue officielle] à laquelle l'employé s'identifie le mieux [...]

OBS

La première langue officielle est généralement la langue officielle dans laquelle une personne est la plus compétente.

OBS

première langue officielle; PLO : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • The Eye
Key term(s)
  • Onchocerciasis Control Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Oeil

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Debugging
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

A "Friday the 13th" computer virus struck personal computers in Britain yesterday, wiping out program files and annoying businesses. The virus affected computers made by IBM, and compatible models. It resembled one which wreaked havoc with computers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem last year, and later spread to Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Test et débogage
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Virus du vendredi 13.

Spanish

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