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PLATTER [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

platter: an item in the "Food Service Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

plat : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de service des aliments» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A thermoplastic circular plate on which sounds have been recorded as modulations in grooves.

OBS

"platter" is slang usage.

Key term(s)
  • phonograph disk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Plaque circulaire en matière thermoplastique sur laquelle sont enregistrés des sons en minces sillons spiralés.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A round magnetic plate that constitutes part of a hard disk.

CONT

Platters are typically made from aluminium or glass, plastics are rarely used. A thin layer of either iron oxide or another material that possesses similar magnetic properties coats each side of a hard disk platter in order to store the magnetic information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
CONT

Un disque dur est constitué non pas d'un seul disque, mais de plusieurs disques rigides [...] en métal, en verre ou en céramique, empilés à une très faible distance les uns des autres et appelés plateaux [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Serving Dishes
DEF

A large, shallow dish, usually oval, for serving food. It usually has a ledge (or marli) and a well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Plats de service

Spanish

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