departamento

Departamento is the Spanish term for a department.As country subdivision it can be found in several countries of Latin America.
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n. department, section; shop; office

n. department, division, section; service, function

= department, office, arm.
Ex: In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
Ex: The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.
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* biblioteca de departamento = department library.
* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.
* Departamento de Agricultura de la Commonwealth (CAB) = Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB).
* departamento de atención al cliente = customer service department.
* departamento de catalogación = cataloguing department, catalogue department, technical services department.
* departamento de circulación = circulation department.
* departamento de contabilidad = accounting department, accounting office.
* Departamento de Defensa = Department of Defense.
* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.
* departamento de encuadernación = binding department.
* Departamento de Financiación de las Universidades (UGC) = University Grants Committee (UGC).
* departamento de formación = teaching unit.
* departamento de investigación = research unit.
* departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = popular department.
* departamento del gobierno = government office.
* departamento de marketing = marketing department.
* departamento de préstamo = circulation department.
* departamento de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan department.
* departamento de procesos técnicos = processing department.
* departamento de publicaciones = publishing arm.
* departamento de sanidad = health department.
* departamento de servicios técnicos = technical services department.
* departamento de ventas = sales team, sales department.
* departamento universitario = academic department.
* director de departamento = department head.
* división en departamentos = departmentation.