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Record 1 2005-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

Titles and abbreviation confirmed by the association.

OBS

CARAL (Canadian Abortion Rights Action League) is Canada's pro-choice, volunteer organization working to ensure that all women have total reproductive freedom to exercise the right to safe, accessible abortion. Pro-choice abortion information includes CARAL projects and activities. Abortion facts, stats and news - many links to clinics, counselling, access to abortion, legal, political and health issues, publications, research, newsletter and action alerts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

Appellations et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Systematic error. ... Examples: constant systematic error: error which results from a weighing by means of a weight whose mass is taken to be equal to its nominal mass of 1 kg whereas its conventional true mass is 1.010 kg. Error which results from using, at an ambient temperature of 20°C, a rule gauged at 0°C without introducing a suitable correction. Error which results from the use of a thermoelectric thermometer whose circuit suffers from parasitic thermoelectric effects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Erreur systématique. (...) Exemples : Erreurs systématiques constantes : Erreur qui résulte du pesage à l'aide d'un poids dont la masse est supposée égale à sa masse nominale de 1 kg tandis que sa masse vraie conventionnelle est de 1,010 kg, erreur qui résulte du fait que l'on se sert, à une température ambiante de 20°C, d'une règle calibrée à 0°C sans introduire de correction convenable, erreur qui résulte de ce que, dans le circuit d'un thermomètre thermoélectrique, se produisent des forces thermoélectriques parasites.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Form (number PSC 558) sponsored by the Public Service Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Formule (numéro PSC 558) émise sous la responsabilité de la Commission de la Fonction publique.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2022-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

technicien de l'aéronautique; technicienne de l'aéronautique : titres à éviter, car ils sont plutôt les équivalents d'«aeronautics technician».

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lichens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A lichen of the family Parmeliaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lichens
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Lichen de la famille des Parmeliaceae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2019-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille Poaceae.

OBS

Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette sous-espèce.

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
Key term(s)
  • differential provisions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
Key term(s)
  • dispositions différentielles

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Actions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Actions en justice

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 10 1991-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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