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ANNOTATION [5 records]

Record 1 2017-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

Any marking on illustrative material for the purpose of clarification, such as numbers, letters, symbols and signs.

OBS

annotation: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Toute marque (numéro, lettre, symbole, etc.) faite sur une illustration [ou sur une carte] dans un but de clarification.

OBS

Le terme «annotation» désigne les écritures non toponymiques sur une carte.

OBS

annotation : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A description, reference or explanation, added to or interspersed among the statements of the source language, that has no effect in the object language.

CONT

In an Ada program, a comment has no effect on program execution; its purpose is to make the program easier for a human reader to understand.

OBS

comment, computer program annotation, remark, annotation; note: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Élément de langage permettant d'insérer du texte dans un programme, sans incidence sur l'exécution du programme.

CONT

Un programme Prolog est une suite de règles contenant éventuellement des commentaires. Un commentaire est une chaîne, c'est-à-dire une suite de caractères entre doubles guillemets.

OBS

commentaire : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

En lenguajes de programación, construcción de lenguaje para la inclusión de texto en un programa y que no afecta en modo alguno la ejecución misma del programa.

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Record 3 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

A marking placed on imagery or drawings for explanatory purposes or to indicate items or areas of special importance.

OBS

annotation: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Inscription ajoutée sur un document dans un but d'information complémentaire.

OBS

annotation : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración militar
DEF

Señal sobre una representación de imágenes o dibujo que se hace con fines aclaratorios o para indicar elementos o zonas de interés especial.

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Record 4 1998-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A class of output primitives that are defined in normalized projection coordinates but are placed with respect to a reference point which may be anywhere in modelling coordinate space. The plane on which the annotation appears is always parallel to the x-y plane of the display space and is unaffected by modelling and viewing transformations, but the reference point is transformed in the normal manner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
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Record 5 1994-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A note usually written in the margin of a text.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Note habituellement écrite en marge du texte.

Spanish

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