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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Typography
OBS

most typewriters have either elite type (12 spaces to the horizontal inch) or -- (10 spaces to the horizontal inch). [also: Pica type, MILOF 68 13]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Typographie (Caractères)
OBS

le --. Hauteur 2 mm: pitch 10 (...) d'où espacement de 2,5 mm (...) Le -- est utilisé surtout pour la correspondance commerciale. [aussi: caractère pica, GEBUR 67 7]

Spanish

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