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KILLER [3 records]

Record 1 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
DEF

[A postmark] without information about place of origin, date, and time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
DEF

[...] cachet de la poste ne portant aucune inscription, lettre ou chiffre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Merchandising Techniques
DEF

A product that outrivals a competitive item by its superior characteristics and tends to replace it on the market.

CONT

OggVorbis was released this summer 2002 and is an open source alternative [and] is predicted to be the new Mp3 killer ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques marchandes
DEF

Produit de consommation dont les caractéristiques supérieures surpassent un produit concurrent et menacent ce dernier de disparition.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

constituent of a luminescent material decreasing luminescence efficiency

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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