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Record 1 1979-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
OBS

definition: the fidelity with which a television or facsimile receiver forms an image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
CONT

Un système peut être dit "à basse définition" si le nombre total de points de l'image est inférieur à 10 000 (ex.: 100 lignes utiles dans le format 1/1); il peut être dit à "moyenne définition" si le nombre total des points est de l'ordre de 200 000 (ex.: 390 lignes utiles dans le format 4/3); (...)

Spanish

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