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letter shift [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telephones
  • Telegraph Codes
  • Air Transport
DEF

A physical shift in the teletypewriter that enables the printing of alphabetic characters.

OBS

lettre shift: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Téléphones
  • Codes télégraphiques
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Comparer à caractère d'inversion lettres.

OBS

inversion lettres; signal lettres : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teléfonos
  • Códigos telegráficos
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Tecla del teclado (o código generado por dicha tecla) que significa que los caracteres que siguen deben leerse como letras hasta que aparezca una conmutación a cifras en el mensaje.

OBS

cambio a letras; inversión letras; posición letras : términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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