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Record 1 2001-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

The projection or formation of typographic images on a display screen, usually in association with a high-speed computerized photocomposition system.

OBS

In CRT phototypesetting, characters are generated by scanning and are "painted" on the screen by strokes of light. In VDT phototypesetting, the most common method of generating images is by creating them out of a series of dots arranged into a rectangle or dot matrix.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Infographie
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
OBS

En photocomposition, formation d'images typographiques, à l'écran. Dans la composeuse à tube cathodique, un faisceau électronique reconstruit chaque caractère en balayant l'écran. D'autres composeuses utilisent un procédé matriciel. Chaque image à imprimer est décomposée en un ensemble de points élémentaires représentés chacun par un bit à 0 ou 1 dans une matrice, ce qui se traduira par l'allumage ou l'extinction du faisceau lors du passage sur ce point.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Composición (Imprenta)
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Proceso de colocación de caracteres e imágenes gráficas escogidas en un medio de salida.

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