TERMIUM Plus®

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extended play [3 records]

Record 1 2022-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music
CONT

... the term "EP" is ... used to describe a release that's about three to five songs in length, roughly half of what a full-length album would typically be.

OBS

extended play; EP: This term and abbreviation may also designate a type of 45-rpm vinyl record.

Key term(s)
  • minialbum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique
DEF

Album musical qui présente au maximum six titres et moins de trente minutes de musique enregistrée.

OBS

minialbum; mini-album : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 23 mai 2020.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-13

English

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

A 7-inch, 45-rpm record having closely spaced grooves giving up to eight minutes of playing time per side, as compared to three to five minutes per side with conventional 45-rpm microgroove records.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Industries diverses
CONT

Après l'ajout du 45 tours/minute en petit format (17 cm) par R.C.A. Victor [...] en 1949, le disque stéréophonique combine, quelques années plus tard, les gravures latérale et verticale. [...] Et, en vingt ans, se précisent les préférences du public : d'abord pour le 45 tours, simple ou prolongé, puis pour le 33 tours de 30 cm.

Key term(s)
  • disque 45 tours prolongé
  • quarante-cinq tours prolongé
  • disque quarante-cinq tours prolongé

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
OBS

Camcorder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
OBS

Caméscope

Spanish

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