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CARACTERE DIGITAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Non-impact Printing
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

Type made up of discrete elements, e.g. line strokes, pixels, colours, and shades of gray.

OBS

Because digital type is constructed out of discrete elements, it is ideally suited for storage, transfer and manipulation by computers.

Key term(s)
  • digital letterform

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Impression sans impact
  • Éditique
DEF

Caractère composé d'éléments discrets, ces derniers étant constitués de segments de droite, de pixels (petits éléments d'une image), de couleurs, de dégradés de gris ou de tout autre élément graphique.

OBS

Certaines sources, notamment le Robert, qualifient l'adjectif "digital" d'anglicisme.

Spanish

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