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Record 1 1998-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Government Contracts
OBS

Oakville, Ontario.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Oakville, Ontario.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Water Drainage
DEF

An underground excavation that is used to collect water which is then pumped to the surface or to another sump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écoulement et épuisement des eaux de mines
DEF

Galerie-réservoir souterraine dans laquelle sont collectées et décantées les eaux de mine.

CONT

Les albraques sont des galeries qui rassemblent l'eau venant des rigoles [creusées le long des galeries] avant leur pompage. Ces albraques permettent de stocker de grandes quantités d'eau pour éviter que les pompes ne fonctionnent tout le temps.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The depth in a well at which casing is set, generally the depth at which the casing shoe rests.

OBS

CP: The abbreviation for ... casing point; used in drilling reports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
DEF

... [a] material ... added to decrease the tendency to separate or to increase the stability of ... [an] emulsion.

OBS

emulsifier; emulsifying agent: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Se dit d'un composé dont la présence favorise la formation d'une émulsion ou sa conservation.

CONT

Les émulsifiants sont des molécules amphiphiles comprenant une partie hydrophobe (chaîne carbonée) et une partie hydrophile (fonction acide, ammonium ou polyoxyde d'éthylène). Selon la grosseur relative des deux parties, l'émulsifiant sera favorable à la création d'émulsions «huile dans eau» ou d'émulsions «eau dans huile».

OBS

agent émulsionnant; émulsifiant : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR et l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • émulsionneur stabilisant
  • émulgateur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Aditivos alimentarios
DEF

Aditivo alimentario que provoca la formación y estabilidad de una emulsión.

OBS

Término utilizado para los fines del Codex Alimentarius.

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Record 5 - external organization data 2021-10-12

English

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

"K" Division (Alberta).

French

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

Division K (Alberta).

Spanish

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Record 6 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A programming language that supports object-oriented concepts.

OBS

Ada is an excellent object-oriented language for it possesses the four characteristics of that type of language, that is: information hiding, data abstraction, dynamic binding, and inheritance.

OBS

object-oriented language: term standardized by ISO/IEC and CSA International; definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Langage de programmation adapté aux concepts orientés objets.

OBS

langage orienté objets; langage orienté objet; langage adapté à l'objet; langage orienté vers l'objet : termes normalisés par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA International; définition normalisée par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-06-27

English

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

A Division of Boeing of Canada Ltd.

Key term(s)
  • The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Transport aérien
OBS

de Havilland Aviation du Canada, Limitée est utilisée par le gouvernement fédéral.

Key term(s)
  • de Havilland Aviation du Canada Limitée

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
OBS

Gamas banque du Canada

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
CONT

A-weighting. A system of adjusting signal to noise ratio measurements to take into account the differing sensitivity of the human ear to different frequencies. Thus an A-weighted signal to noise ratio more accurately reflects how a system's noise performance will be perceived than an unweighted measure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Rapport signal-bruit dont la mesure est ajustée en prenant en compte le spectre de sensibilité de l'oreille humaine face à différentes fréquences.

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Packaging Standards and Regulations
DEF

A concept by which industry, governments, and consumers assume a greater responsibility for ensuring that the manufacture, use, reuse, recycling, and disposal of packaging has a minimum impact on the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Emballages)
DEF

[...] principe selon lequel il incombe de plus en plus aux gouvernements, à l'industrie et aux consommateurs de veiller à ce que la fabrication, l'utilisation, la réutilisation, le recyclage et l'élimination des emballages aient une incidence minimale sur l'environnement.

Spanish

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