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Record 1 2023-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Literature
  • Cinematography
DEF

[A literary and cinematographic] fictional genre that is often set in the future and features elements such as future technology, space travel, aliens, [or other]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Littérature
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Genre littéraire et cinématographique qui invente des mondes, des sociétés et des êtres situés dans des espaces-temps fictifs[,] souvent futurs[,] impliquant des sciences, des technologies et des situations radicalement différentes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Literatura
  • Cinematografía
DEF

Género literario o cinematográfico, cuyo contenido se basa en logros científicos y tecnológicos imaginarios [que podrían lograrse en el futuro]

OBS

ciencia ficción: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el género cuyo contenido se basa en hipotéticos logros científicos y técnicos imaginarios se denomina "ciencia ficción" (separado y sin guion).

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Record 2 2021-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Signals (Military)
DEF

An electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) technique in which the instantaneous carrier frequency of a signal is periodically relocated, according to a predetermined code, to other positions within a frequency spectrum much wider than required for normal message transmission.

OBS

The receiver uses the same code to keep itself in synchronism with the hopping pattern.

OBS

frequency hopping: designation and definition standardized by Federal Standard - 1037, 1980 (USA) - Glossary of Telecommunication Terms.

OBS

frequency hopping; FH: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
DEF

Technique utilisée en radiocommunication militaire pour éviter l'interception et le brouillage des transmissions radioélectriques en milieu hostile.

OBS

Il s'agit d'un dispositif qui provoque des sauts périodiques de la fréquence porteuse d'un émetteur sur une large bande du spectre selon un programme préétabli. Seul le récepteur muni du même programme est en mesure de suivre l'évolution d'une transmission.

DEF

saut de fréquence; SF : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra electrónica
  • Contramedidas (Operaciones militares)
  • Transmisiones de campaña (Militar)
DEF

Técnica de transmisión en la que la frecuencia portadora salta o cambia de valor periodicamente dentro de un espectro de frecuencias mucho más amplio que el requerido para la transmisión normal de los mensajes, de acuerdo con un código predeterminado que usan emisor y receptor.

OBS

Esta técnica tiene un origen militar y se desarrolló para evitar el espionaje de las comunicaciones; actualmente se utiliza en el sistema GSM (Sistema Global de Comunicaciones Móviles).

Key term(s)
  • saltos de frecuencia
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Record 3 2017-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

The effective orifice area (EOA) is the standard parameter for the clinical assessment of aortic stenosis severity.

CONT

The Gorlin formula can also be used to estimate effective orifice area with catheter measurements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

La SVE peut être mesurée par échocardiographie Doppler en utilisant l'équation de continuité ou par cathétérisme cardiaque en utilisant la formule de Gorlin.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
DEF

A feature of Employment Insurance (EI) that provides additional benefits to low-income families with children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
CONT

Le régime d'assurance-emploi prévoit un supplément au revenu familial qui accroît le montant des prestations versées aux familles à faible revenu ayant des enfants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
DEF

Prestación complementaria o subsidio variable en función del número de miembros de la unidad familiar y de la renta (o ingreso).

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Record 5 2011-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
SF
occupation code
OBS

SF: trade specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
SF
occupation code
OBS

SF : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
CONT

The sign flag is set (1) when the result of an arithmetic operation has a 1 in the most significant bit (msb).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
CONT

SF donne tout simplement le signe du bit de poids fort. Or, le bit de poids fort donne le signe du nombre (1 si le signe est négatif, 0 s'il est positif).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Circuito biestable que va a la posición de "1" si el bit más significativo del resultado de una operación tiene el valor de "1".

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Record 7 1998-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Drying
DEF

Of wood dried to constant weight in a ventilated oven at a temperature above the boiling point of water, generally 103 [+ or -] 2C°.

CONT

... wood is said to be bone dry when it ceases to lose weight after drying in an oven at 100°C.

OBS

bone dry: According to the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources in its publication: "Tree Power. An Assessment of the Energy Potential of Forest Biomass in Canada", 1978, p. 35, oven-dry wood has a higher moisture content (8%) than bone dry wood (0%).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Séchage du bois
DEF

Qualifie le bois qui a été séché au four à 103° [+ ou -] 2 °C (207° [+ ou -] 4 °F) jusqu'à ce que son poids reste constant.

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Provides special services including medical and residential assistance to mentally retarded individuals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Health-related social scientists, and others seeking to improve health and environmental conditions on a worldwide basis. (The name Seva comes from the Sanskrit word meaning service to humankind.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Volunteers whose purpose is to fulfill the wishes of chronically or terminally ill children, most of whom suffer from kidney disease, leukemia, or cancer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Individuals who work to help fulfill the wishes of critically, chronically, and terminally ill children

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Gathers information on the stepfamily and stepfamily relationships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 14 1990-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 15 1977-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
DEF

The plane of a given waterline of a ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
CONT

Les sections de la coque par des plans horizontaux donnent les surfaces de flottaison (Sf) en fonction du chargement.

OBS

Il existe une infinité de surfaces de flottaison, fonctions de l'inclinaison du navire.

Spanish

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