International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage
Term No. | Term Name | Term Description |
7269 | W-C à compostage | W-C dans lequel les déjections et un apport de matériaux riche en carbone sont mélangés (déchets végétaux, paille, herbe, son, cendres) afin d`..... |
723 | Wadi | 1 - Ravin ou vallée, généralement secs, sauf pendant la saison des pluies. 2 - Oued : Parfois, aussi le cours d`eau qui coule dans une telle vallé..... |
6153 | Wagon remorque | Remorque avec benne basculante...... |
8322 | Wait state | An internal condition of delay in processing time executed by the CPU when a synchronizing control signal is not present. Wait states synchronize the ..... |
8323 | WAN | Wide Area Network, a network that typically spans nationwide distances and usually utilizes public telephone networks...... |
8324 | Warm start | Restarting a program that has stopped, but without losing any data...... |
8325 | WAV | A popular Windows format for sound files. ..... |
8326 | Webpage | A file of information that can be viewed through WWW...... |
8327 | Windowing | The ability of a program to divide a display screen into smaller sub-units that permit portions of different sections of a program, or different progr..... |
8328 | Windows | Most popular graphical-user-interface operating system developed by Microsoft Corp. for personal computers...... |
8329 | Wireless Application Protocol | An open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, e.g. Internet access from a mobile phone...... |
8330 | WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network, a communication system that transmits and receives data using modulated electromagnetic waves, implemented as an extensio..... |
8517 | Word | A word processing software produced by Microsoft Corp. to be operated on both Windows and Macintosh platforms...... |
8516 | Word processing (WP) | The term refers to a program, that allows creating, editing, formatting, displaying, printing, and storage of text with great flexibility and ease. Di..... |
8518 | WordPerfect | A popular word processing software produced by Corel Corp...... |
8394 | Workstation | The work area and/or equipment used for computer operations, including computer-aided design (CAD). The equipment generally consists of a monitor, key..... |
8331 | World Wide Web (WWW) | A system for searching a computer home page in world wide internet system...... |
8332 | WORM | Write-Once, Read-Many, a high-density optical disk memory available in a variety of formats from 5.25" to 14". The WORM can be programmed once, perman..... |
8333 | Write | The process of storing data into a memory...... |
The Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD) is an e-dictionary of all technical terms related to irrigation, drainage, flood management, environment, river training, and allied disciplines of the water sector. Any term/ definition can be printed/copied with the option to download/updates of terms from the ICID website. The MTD enriches the process of sharing and exchange of experiences and has proven to be highly useful for engineers, researchers, students, professionals, planners, designers, academics and all others related to the field of irrigation and drainage. It is more helpful for professionals outside the water sector, in simplifying the technical jargon and to understand the sectoral nuances easily.
As part of ICID's flagship activity, it was first published in English and French languages in 1967, the – 4th edition of the MTD (English-French) was brought out on CD-ROM in the year 2002. Currently, we are following the 5th edition released in 2009, which defines 9,370 technical terms in Chinese, Japanese and Russian, besides English and French. This online version of MTD is based on the 5th edition's DVD format. This version includes 9370 technical terms with matching English and French translation. The DVD version also includes terms collected in Chinese, Japanese and Russian languages with the active support received from respective National Committees. However, full integration with online versions has not taken place due to the difference in available translation editions/ versions. National Committees of Iran, China, Japan, Russia, Korea, and India are working on the translation/ updating part to match the present online version.