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AMBIENT CONDITION [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A physical condition required for the protection and proper operation of a functional unit.

OBS

Examples: Temperature, humidity, vibration, dust, and radiation.

OBS

For a device, there may be more than one set of environmental conditions, for example, one set for transport, another for storage, and another for operation.

OBS

environmental condition: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Paramètre d'environnement requis pour la protection ou le fonctionnement normal d'une unité fonctionnelle.

OBS

Exemples : Température, humidité relative, vibration, poussière, rayonnements.

OBS

Pour un appareil donné, on peut avoir plusieurs groupes de conditions d'ambiance, par exemple un groupe pour le transport, un pour le stockage, un autre pour l'exploitation.

OBS

condition d'ambiance : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
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Record 2 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Space Physics
OBS

ambient conditions: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • ambient condition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Physique spatiale
OBS

conditions ambiantes : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • condition ambiante

Spanish

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