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CARACTER GUION SILABA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- syllable hyphen character 1, record 1, English, syllable%20hyphen%20character
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A word processing formatting graphic that prints only at syllable boundaries at line endings to indicate continuation of a word on the next line. 2, record 1, English, - syllable%20hyphen%20character
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A syllable hyphen may be ignored or dropped if words are repositioned during text adjust mode operations. 2, record 1, English, - syllable%20hyphen%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère de tiret conditionnel
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20de%20tiret%20conditionnel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trait d'union conditionnel 2, record 1, French, trait%20d%27union%20conditionnel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipografía (Caracteres)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Publicación electrónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carácter de guión de sílaba
1, record 1, Spanish, car%C3%A1cter%20de%20gui%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADlaba
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gráfico del formato en el procesamiento de palabras, que imprime solamente en los límites de las sílabas al final de las líneas para indicar la continuación de una palabra en la línea siguiente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - car%C3%A1cter%20de%20gui%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADlaba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrasta con carácter de guión obligatorio (required hyphen character). 2, record 1, Spanish, - car%C3%A1cter%20de%20gui%C3%B3n%20de%20s%C3%ADlaba
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