The vocabulary contains approximately 6,000 terms, with definitions for some 1,250 concepts. It has been prepared in accordance with current terminological methods: equivalence of terms was confirmed by consulting recent and reliable sources in both English and French. It is intended as a flexible tool for responding quickly to terminological needs in the environmental sciences. It includes an example of usage of the entry and defines the concept.

Designed to provide a specialized public with up-to-date terminology, this vocabulary builds on a nucleus of basic terms used in industrial enzyme production, to which have been added terms concerned with recent applications and related subjects. Our objective was to list all terms required to understand enzyme engineering and to explain their meaning by means of contexts and definitions. We also have added some self-explanatory terms which are simply listed with their equivalents.

This vocabulary, which combines computer technology and teaching, covers many aspects. They include the different types of educational software and their development, their modules or components, their content, interactivity equipment, the menus and various display fields, the learner-machine dialogue sequence, the types of questions and answers used the various feedback methods of the system, the objectives pursued, and the teaching strategies used. The vocabulary also includes some terms pertaining to artificial intelligence, different learning processes, cognitive science and measuring and evaluation methods.

The Vocabulary of Government Finance Management is a complete revision of the Budgetary, Accounting and Financial Vocabulary published in 1987. This new reference work contains 2 900 entries, including some 2 400 concepts and 920 definitions. It reflects new ways of doing business and new realities in the federal Public Service relating to financial administration.

This dictionary has been improved through the addition of English definitions, parallel to the existing French definitions, while all equivalencies have been reviewed in light of the most up-to-date sources. The terms are in alphabetical order according to the English key terms, and it includes a French-English glossary. The terms in the new dictionary remain essentially the same, with approximately 1,000 concepts and some 3,000 terminological units in the two official languages. It covers three sub-fields, namely physicochemical reactions involving ozone in the atmosphere, atmospheric layers, and the symptomatology of skin cancers caused by the sun's rays.