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DESENCOMBREMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2004-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
OBS

The selective deletion of unimportant data from a complex graphics file which allows the operator to more easily see aspects of the drawing that are important.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Action d'éliminer des éléments indésirables.

PHR

épurement d'un style.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Urban Housing
DEF

The art of discarding unnecessary items.

OBS

A term associated with feng shui, the Chinese philosphy relating to the optimal siting and arrangement of a building, room, etc., which became fashionable in the West in the 1990s.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
DEF

Action de désencombrer (faire cesser d'être encombré).

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

Term apparently opposed to "stacking" which means: Procedure in the case of a number of aircraft awaiting their turns to land, in which each is allotted a different altitude at which to fly until it can be accepted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs

Spanish

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