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QUIET ZONE [4 records]

Record 1 2022-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Workplace Organization
  • Corporate Management
CONT

A quiet zone includes open, semi-enclosed, and enclosed individual workpoints. In these zones, the intent is to encourage individual focus work, and to support the need for quiet or private spaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du travail et équipements
  • Gestion de l'entreprise
CONT

Une zone tranquille [...] comprend des points de travail individuels ouverts, semi-fermés et fermés. Dans ces zones, l'objectif est d'encourager le travail ciblé individuel et de soutenir le besoin d'espaces tranquilles ou privés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

An area at the bottom of an envelope or a card that must be left clear of text, graphics and dark colours, so that the address content and Canada Post bar codes can be read by the automated equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
DEF

Zone située au bas d'une enveloppe ou d'une carte qui ne doit pas contenir de texte, d'images ou de couleurs foncées afin que l'adresse du destinataire et les codes à barres de Postes Canada puissent être lus par l'équipement automatisé.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.01.06 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

area free from interfering markings which must surround a bar code symbol and, in particular, precede the start character and follow the stop character

OBS

quiet zone: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Codes (Software)
  • Packaging
DEF

The area immediately preceding the start character and following a stop character which contains no markings and is free of any extraneous marks.

OBS

Compare to "blank".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Codes (Logiciels)
  • Emballages
DEF

Zone ne comportant aucun caractère.

Spanish

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