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STANDBY STATE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Mines
DEF

The state of a mine when all safety and arming delay devices have operated and the mine is awaiting an arming signal. The mine may be returned to the stand-by state several times during its laid life. A minefield at stand-by state may be safe to cross but individual mines may be unsafe to handle.

Key term(s)
  • standby state

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines terrestres
DEF

État d'une mine dans laquelle tous les dispositifs de sécurité et de retard d'armement ont fonctionné et qui attend un signal d'armement. La mine peut revenir plusieurs fois à cet état durant sa durée d'activation. Un champ de mines en état de veille peut être franchi sans danger mais les mines ne peuvent être manipulées.

OBS

état de veille : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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