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plotter step size [2 records]

Record 1 2012-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

The minimum displacement that can be drawn by a plotter. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

plotter step size: term standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Le pas minimum utilisé par un traceur. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

pas de traçage; pas de traceur : termes normalisés par l'ISO; uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

The smallest movement in x- or y-axis direction which a plotter driven by stepping motors or another digital mechanism can perform. Equal to or smaller than the addressable plotter resolution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Plus petit mouvement suivant l'axe des x ou l'axe des y que peut accomplir un traceur actionné par des moteurs pas à pas ou/par tout autre mécanisme à commande numérique.

Spanish

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