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CARACTERISTICA [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

A particular characteristic or function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
CONT

No puedo utilizar una función (por ejemplo, enviar mensajes, etiquetar elementos, cargar fotos, etc.).

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Record 2 2015-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
DEF

A measurable physical attribute or behavioural trait used to validate or establish the identity of an individual.

CONT

The reliability of biometric systems depends on a number of factors, including the scale of operation and purpose of the system. It depends on what biometric identifier is used (fingerprints, retinal scans, voice or face recognition, etc.) and in what way the biometric data is matched against the reference database.

OBS

biometric characteristic; biometric feature; biometric identifier; biometric: terms and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
DEF

Paramètre physique ou trait de comportement mesurable, utilisé pour valider ou établir l'identité d'une personne.

CONT

Un profil de vérification est un ensemble unique de renseignements lié à un identificateur biométrique (p. ex., empreintes digitales) qui est inscrit sur [un] instrument, comme une carte, qui pourra être comparé à un nouvel ensemble de données.

OBS

caractéristique biométrique; identificateur biométrique; attribut biométrique : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
CONT

[...] la primera aproximación científica al uso de las huellas dactilares como identificador biométrico no llegó hasta 1880, cuando un médico británico llamado Henry Faulds [...] propuso un método para catalogarlas destacando dos grandes ventajas: cada individuo tenía huellas únicas e irrepetibles y éstas permanecían inalterables toda la vida.

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Record 3 2015-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
DEF

A measurable behavioural trait used to validate or establish the identity of an individual.

CONT

Behavioural biometrics, such as recognition of subjects by voice or signatures, require an explicit action to be performed by individuals and thus imply awareness.

OBS

behavioural characteristic; behavioural biometric: terms and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee.

PHR

Effective behavioural characteristic.

Key term(s)
  • behavioral characteristic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
DEF

Trait de comportement mesurable, utilisé pour valider ou établir l'identité d'une personne.

OBS

Par exemple : démarche ou posture d'une personne, signature, dynamique dactylographique, structure de la parole.

OBS

caractéristique comportementale : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité.

PHR

Caractéristique d'un comportement efficace.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
CONT

Los métodos biométricos de identificación son aquellos que permiten reconocer una persona basándose en características fisiológicas o de comportamiento.

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Record 4 2015-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

Those numerically specified parameters describing system performance; system can be aircraft, radar, etc.

OBS

operational characteristic: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • operational characteristics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

caractéristique d'exploitation : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • caractéristiques d'exploitation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
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Record 5 2014-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

Any feature incorporated in the production of bank notes as a means of preventing counterfeiting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Chacune des particularités entrant dans le processus de fabrication des billets de banque comme moyen de combattre la contrefaçon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
  • Acuñación de moneda
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