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CABLETEXT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cabletext 1, record 1, English, cabletext
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Videotext service requiring a coaxial cable. 2, record 1, English, - cabletext
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This service, offered by Southern Satellite Systems, uses the vertical Blanking interval of Atlanta "Superstation" Channel 17 (WTBS) to carry the Reuters News Service. Decoders are united to cable operators who, in turn, select the information pages they wish to display on their cable news channels. The viewer at home has no selection capability. (TYTEL, 1982, p. 42-50) 3, record 1, English, - cabletext
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The equipment used to provide the SSS Cable Text service is based on British defined format teletext technology in general and the Mullord integrated circuits in particular. An early adaptation of this technology to North American television standards was accomplished. (VICE-1, 1981, p. 79) 3, record 1, English, - cabletext
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cabletext: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, English, - cabletext
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- câbletexte
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A2bletexte
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service de vidéotexte par câble coaxial. 1, record 1, French, - c%C3%A2bletexte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
câbletexte : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, French, - c%C3%A2bletexte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cabletexto
1, record 1, Spanish, cabletexto
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Servicio de videotexto que requiere cable coaxial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cabletexto
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cabletexto: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cabletexto
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