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  1. 07-29-2008 09:33 PM #1
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    What does "SEMI" mean?

    So, I have a general idea of what the SEMI commission does...

    One of the things I've wondered about for quite some time was, why is it called "SEMI"? I've always seen it in all caps; is it an acronym? If so, what does it acronym? If not, what does it mean?
  2. 07-29-2008 09:35 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormbringer View Post
    So, I have a general idea of what the SEMI commission does...

    One of the things I've wondered about for quite some time was, why is it called "SEMI"? I've always seen it in all caps; is it an acronym? If so, what does it acronym? If not, what does it mean?
    Super Enormous Migraine Inducing

    and thats the nice term....


    hehe

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  3. 07-29-2008 09:39 PM #3
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    Eh, something in French.
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    Commission de la Signalisation Electrique du Matériel et des Installations

    Commission on the Marking of Electrical Equipment and Facilities

    a better translation of Signalisation would probably be "direction", since street signs in french are "la signalisation" iirc, although thats not how google translate spits it out
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  5. 07-29-2008 11:57 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by noodle View Post
    Commission de la Signalisation Electrique du Matériel et des Installations

    Commission on the Marking of Electrical Equipment and Facilities

    a better translation of Signalisation would probably be "direction", since street signs in french are "la signalisation" iirc, although thats not how google translate spits it out
    Thanks!
  6. 07-30-2008 05:11 AM #6
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    A semi is what guys get in the morning just after they wake up.
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    Very good question! Here in the Midwest people refer to tractor trailer rigs as semis. Semi-what? I can't even remember how LA refers to those vehicles...vans, I think.
  8. 07-30-2008 12:06 PM #8
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    SEMI - Smelly Engineers Marching Individually....?
    That's it, I'm done with the discussion forums on F.net. It's had its uses, but the ideologues, ranters, and "experts" have drowned too many of the conversations. I'm changing my password to something random and never logging in again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slacker View Post
    Very good question! Here in the Midwest people refer to tractor trailer rigs as semis. Semi-what? I can't even remember how LA refers to those vehicles...vans, I think.
    Semi-trailer. It's a truck with a trailer that only has rear wheels (so it has to rest on those little training wheels when it's not attached to the cab).
    Apparently there are full trailers which have front AND back wheels, though I'm not sure I've ever seen one.

    *** thread drift ends ***
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    what is this, the water cooler?
  11. 07-30-2008 03:19 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by wbowman View Post
    Semi-trailer. It's a truck with a trailer that only has rear wheels (so it has to rest on those little training wheels when it's not attached to the cab).
    Apparently there are full trailers which have front AND back wheels, though I'm not sure I've ever seen one.

    *** thread drift ends ***
    It's a tractor with a trailer that only has rear wheels.
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    a better translation of Signalisation would probably be "direction", since street signs in french are "la signalisation" iirc, although thats not how google translate spits it out
    Signalisation will be is this case translated by "Signalling".
    SEMI is in charge of diverse Homologation`s Certificate and norms like the strips or fencing mats, and most important signalling scoring machines, masks (but not sure), points and wiring of the different armes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wbowman View Post
    Semi-trailer. It's a truck with a trailer that only has rear wheels (so it has to rest on those little training wheels when it's not attached to the cab).
    Apparently there are full trailers which have front AND back wheels, though I'm not sure I've ever seen one.

    *** thread drift ends ***
    Never seen a tractor pulling 2 or even 3 trailers on a highway? The first one is a semi and the followers (with the training wheels) are full trailers.

    *** no it doesn't ***
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  14. 07-31-2008 04:02 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slacker View Post
    Very good question! Here in the Midwest people refer to tractor trailer rigs as semis. Semi-what? I can't even remember how LA refers to those vehicles...vans, I think.
    Isn't it semi-articulated? Used to love those things when I was 5, broom broom!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rory View Post
    A semi is what guys get in the morning just after they wake up.
    If that's only semi, I am scared.
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