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Term of the Road Dictionary

detection

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Tunnels
  • Definition : Action of being aware of the occurrence of an event. Note: generally, a detection can be human (see, hear, smell, etc.) or depend on a system (heat detection, automatic incident detection, CO level, etc.).

Detektion

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Tunnel
  • Definition : Ständige Aufmerksamkeit für mögliche Zwischenfälle. Anmerkung: menschliche Wahrnehmung (Sehen, Hören, Riechen, etc.) oder technisches System (Brandmelder, automatischer Melder, CO-Wert, etc.).

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