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Record 1 2016-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Health Law
Key term(s)
  • euthanise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Droit de la santé

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Trade
OBS

Guide of the Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Commerce
OBS

Guide des Centres de services aux entreprises du Canada (CSEC).

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Instantaneous conversion ratio in a reactor, relative to the instantaneous conversion ratio in fuel of the same composition in some specified (usually thermal) neutron spectrum. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

The relative conversion ratio lends itself more readily to experimental determination than the absolute conversion ratio.

OBS

relative conversion ratio: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

RCR: abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Rapport de conversion instantané dans un réacteur, ramené au rapport de conversion instantané dans du combustible de même composition soumis à un flux de neutrons de spectre spécifié (habituellement thermique). [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Le rapport de conversion relatif se prête plus aisément à une détermination expérimentale que le rapport de conversion absolu.

OBS

rapport de conversion relatif : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

taux de conversion relatif : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

[A system in which] the communication [is] initialized by a tag upon entering an interrogation field.

CONT

When a tag using a TTF protocol enters the reader's power zone it begins broadcasting a short random number, and continues until it receives acknowledgment from the reader. If several tags broadcast at the same time, each waits a random interval before rebroadcasting. That process enables the reader to identify all the tags in its zone.

OBS

The tag is the master, the interrogator the slave. If a communication is established the interrogator can also operate as the master.

OBS

tag talks first; TTF: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • tag-talks-first protocol

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Télédétection
DEF

Protocole selon lequel la communication est initiée par une étiquette au moment où elle pénètre dans une zone d'interrogation.

OBS

L'étiquette est le maître et l'interrogateur est l'esclave. Si une communication est établie, l'interrogateur peut également agir à titre de maître.

Spanish

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Record 5 2019-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Education (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
OBS

"Comparing models ... gives some indication of the sensitivity of the signal model to changes in 02c, the innovation variance of the sampling error model ...", Survey Methodology, 16-2, Bell & Hillmer, section 5.3) innovations = the one step ahead prediction errors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
OBS

(une étape à l'avance).

OBS

"innovations" se rend par "résidus" (source : Statistique Canada, publication n° 12-564).

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
  • Ceramics (Industries)
CONT

Materials ... woven tapes in ceramic: Cut and perforated tapes. Special treatments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
  • Céramique (Industries)
CONT

Matériaux : [...] rubans en céramique : Rubans découpés et perforés. Traitements spéciaux.

Spanish

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Record 8 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Simitidion simile
Latin
OBS

A spider of the family Theridiidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Simitidion simile
Latin
OBS

Araignée de la famille des Theridiidae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
OBS

outgassing from water surfaces: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
OBS

dégazage à la surface de l'eau : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
CONT

The Shore Model R Resiliometer quickly and accurately measures the "Rubber Property-Resilience by Vertical Rebound ...

Key term(s)
  • reboundimeter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Caucho)
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