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French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Computers: Software | | French term or phrase: «bris de glace» | This is in a software description. What is bris de glace?
• Intégrant des processus élevés de sécurité, traçabilité et «bris de glace» |
| | | "break glass" | Explanation:
www.himss.org/asp/ContentRedirector.asp?ContentID=75628
'"Break the glass" relates to an “emergency” and “temporary” authorization of a system ... In software applications, the basic "break the glass" functionality prompts the user with a warning ... Example Break-Glass Procedure (Yale University): ...'
c.hcahealthcare.com/CPM/ISSEC021.doc
"Break Glass feature – This is an emergency feature that some critical patient care ... in the local monitoring program and reviewed by the committee responsible for ... users who have performed Break Glass function to access a patient record. ..."
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-11 08:52:39 GMT)
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This is an analogy with fire alarm systems etc, where you have to break a small glass panel to press the fire alarm button or access an axe to hack your way out of a building etc. I don't think I have seen one of those axes in a glass box for a very long time, probably not permitted any more. |
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  B D Finch
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Local time: 07:52
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12 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 "break glass"
Explanation:
www.himss.org/asp/ContentRedirector.asp?ContentID=75628
'"Break the glass" relates to an “emergency” and “temporary” authorization of a system ... In software applications, the basic "break the glass" functionality prompts the user with a warning ... Example Break-Glass Procedure (Yale University): ...'
c.hcahealthcare.com/CPM/ISSEC021.doc
"Break Glass feature – This is an emergency feature that some critical patient care ... in the local monitoring program and reviewed by the committee responsible for ... users who have performed Break Glass function to access a patient record. ..."
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Note added at 15 mins (2012-01-11 08:52:39 GMT)
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This is an analogy with fire alarm systems etc, where you have to break a small glass panel to press the fire alarm button or access an axe to hack your way out of a building etc. I don't think I have seen one of those axes in a glass box for a very long time, probably not permitted any more.
| B D Finch
France
Local time: 07:52
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 16
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