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Record 1 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Bioengineering
  • Blood
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Technique biologique
  • Sang
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

[A] disc ... made of a bottom layer of polycarbonate, with a preformed track spiral which the recording laser follows when inscribing information onto the disc.

OBS

A translucent layer of recordable material is laid on top of the polycarbonate, then a reflective layer (gold or silver colored). On top there is a thin layer of lacquer and sometimes a printed label. The standard recordable disc is "write-once" -- data written to it cannot be erased, although it is possible to add data in a later session ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Disque métallique recouvert d'une couche de laque qui est utilisé pour la reproduction de l'enregistrement original.

Spanish

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