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plastic clip [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
DEF

A plastic bag clip closure produced from medium-impact polystyrene and used notably for bread packaging.

OBS

The material has a resiliency that allows it to return to its original shape after many reuses by the consumer. They are furnished with various aperture sizes to accommodate the different polyethylene bag widths and thicknesses.

OBS

The ... closures and closure-applying equipment are manufactured by the Kwik Lok Corporation, Yakima, Wash.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
DEF

Petit carré ou rectangle de polystyrène servant à la fermeture par pincement des sacs en plastique (tels les sacs de pains, par ex.).

OBS

La forme «clip» s'emploie plutôt en France. Au Québec son usage est contestable. Voir Néologie en marche, nº 22 (1980), p. 53.

Spanish

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