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Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- information highway
1, record 1, English, information%20highway
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- information superhighway 2, record 1, English, information%20superhighway
correct
- data highway 3, record 1, English, data%20highway
correct
- information freeway 4, record 1, English, information%20freeway
correct
- info highway 5, record 1, English, info%20highway
correct
- I-way 6, record 1, English, I%2Dway
correct
- Infobahn 7, record 1, English, Infobahn
correct, see observation
- electronic highway 8, record 1, English, electronic%20highway
correct, see observation
- infobahn 9, record 1, English, infobahn
correct, see observation
- electronic superhighway 10, record 1, English, electronic%20superhighway
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The convergence of telephone, cable, broadcasting and computers into a stream of information and entertainment products deliverable over the air, by cable TV or phone lines or satellite. 11, record 1, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With its numerous parallel channels, the electronic highway is the realization of McLuhan's dream of a global village. Its components are telephony, cable and microwave broadcasting, satellites and optical fibres. 11, record 1, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... an electronic highway system, as varied in its capacity and uses as is our national system of roads: a network for all of us to use in seeking vital information, government services, community participation, health care, police protection, education material, entertainment, even home shopping and banking services, allowing us to strengthen our common values and national identity [Honourable Perrin Beatty, Minister of Communications at the Vancouver INTERCOM conference, on February 23, 1993]. 12, record 1, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "Infobahn" is a German borrowing frequently used in the Canadian and American press. It has recently undergone a semantic shift to mean "a high speed computer network" (CAOXD, 1998). The term "electronic highway" comes to information technology from the field of road transportation where it refers to an electronically-controlled highway (traffic flow and user security). 12, record 1, English, - information%20highway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inforoute
1, record 1, French, inforoute
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- autoroute de l'information 2, record 1, French, autoroute%20de%20l%27information
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute informatique 3, record 1, French, autoroute%20informatique
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute numérique 3, record 1, French, autoroute%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute informationnelle 4, record 1, French, autoroute%20informationnelle
feminine noun
- autoroute électronique 5, record 1, French, autoroute%20%C3%A9lectronique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de moyens de télécommunication et d'informatique destinés à offrir au plus grand nombre possible d'usagers le plus grand nombre possible de services à grand débit, y compris des services audiovisuels. 6, record 1, French, - inforoute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La télématique] mène à la création de ce qu'on appelle une «autoroute électronique» (sic) reliant les ordinateurs de bureau, de l'usine, de l'école, de la maison et du véhicule. [...] ses éléments structurants : la téléphonie, la câblo-distribution, les satellites, la transmission ordinaire par voie hertzienne et, enfin, la fibre optique. 7, record 1, French, - inforoute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les inforoutes sont prévues pour constituer une «infrastructure mondiale de l'information». 6, record 1, French, - inforoute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
France Télécom s'engage sur les inforoutes avec prudence. Le réseau Numéris, qui véhicule à la fois le téléphone, les données et les images (rudimentaires) du visiophone, est une sorte de préfiguration des inforoutes avec toutefois un débit nettement moins élevé. 8, record 1, French, - inforoute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autoroute électronique : le sens propre du terme est «autoroute munie de systèmes de surveillance électronique de la circulation et de la sécurité des voyageurs». L'emploi de ce terme en technologie de l'information prête à confusion. 9, record 1, French, - inforoute
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autopista de información
1, record 1, Spanish, autopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- autopista electrónica 2, record 1, Spanish, autopista%20electr%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun, Argentina, Mexico
- superautopista de información 3, record 1, Spanish, superautopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- infopista 3, record 1, Spanish, infopista
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
- supercarretera de información 3, record 1, Spanish, supercarretera%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- inforuta 4, record 1, Spanish, inforuta
correct, feminine noun, Argentina
- infopista 3, record 1, Spanish, infopista
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema informático y de telecomunicaciones por el que circula información de naturaleza multimedia (texto, imágenes, video y sonido digitalizado, conversaciones en tiempo real) accesible por usuarios interconectados desde cualquier parte del mundo. 5, record 1, Spanish, - autopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
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