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SOUND SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Music
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sound-reproducing system
1, record 1, English, sound%2Dreproducing%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sound reproducing system 2, record 1, English, sound%20reproducing%20system
correct
- sound system 3, record 1, English, sound%20system
correct
- sound-reproduction system 3, record 1, English, sound%2Dreproduction%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Units which pick up sound at one point and reproduce it at the same point or some other point at the same time or some subsequent time. There are many different types of systems employed for the reproduction of sound. 3, record 1, English, - sound%2Dreproducing%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sound-reproducing systems used in the house ... include radio, phonograph, magnetic tape, and television .... Systems for the reproduction of sound in the automobile by means of radio and prerecorded magnetic tape rank next in number to home systems for the dissemination of information and entertainment. 3, record 1, English, - sound%2Dreproducing%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Musique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne audiophonique
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20audiophonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chaîne audio 1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20audio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est pour combler le besoin d'un terme non marqué que j'ai maintes fois proposé chaîne audiophonique, à l'instar de l'anglais qui, outre "hi-fi sound system" et "stereo sound system", parle couramment de "sound system" tout court. 1, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20audiophonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On évitera les barbarismes et anglicismes comme «chaîne de son», «chaîne sonore», «système de son», etc. 2, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20audiophonique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chaîne de son
- chaîne sonore
- système de son
- système sonore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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