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Record 1 2020-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Defects and Failures
  • IT Security
DEF

A part of a system that, when it fails, will stop the entire system from working.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défectuosités et pannes (Électronique)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Élément d'un système dont la défaillance provoque une panne du système.

OBS

point de panne unique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Defectos y fallas electrónicos
  • Seguridad de IT
Key term(s)
  • punto único de error
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Record 2 2007-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A counter in which the number represented reverts to zero in the sequence of counting, after reaching a maximum value of n-1.

OBS

modulo-n counter: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Compteur dans lequel le nombre représenté revient à zéro au cours du comptage, après avoir atteint une valeur maximale égale à n-1.

OBS

compteur modulo-n : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Object-Oriented Design for Authoring and Executing Spacecraft Operating Procedures ... Applications cover crew and automated procedures for payloads and subsystems, and for in-orbit and ground operations.

OBS

spacecraft operating procedure: term usually used in the plural (spacecraft operating procedures).

Key term(s)
  • spacecraft operating procedures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

procédure d'exploitation des véhicules spatiaux : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (procédures d'exploitation des véhicules spatiaux).

Key term(s)
  • procédures d'exploitation des véhicules spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Source(s) : Glossaire du recensement de 1991 - version du 31 mars 1995.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

figurer à l'article...

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A layer of rubber on the inside of the carcass used especially in tubeless tyres to minimize air loss.

OBS

inner liner: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • inner-liner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Couche de caoutchouc sur la surface interne de la carcasse, utilisée dans les pneus sans chambre à air de façon à réduire les fuites d'air.

OBS

revêtement intérieur : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 10 2010-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The ratio of the lengths of corresponding line segments of similar figures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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