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DISPLAYING DEVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- displaying device
1, record 1, English, displaying%20device
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- indicating device 2, record 1, English, indicating%20device
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of a measuring instrument that displays an indication. 3, record 1, English, - displaying%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
displaying device; indicating device: This terms may include the device by which the value supplied by a material measure is displayed or set. 2. An analogue displaying device provides an analogue display; a digital displaying device provides a digital display. 3. A form of presentation of the display either by means of a digital display in which the least significant digit moves continuously, thus permitting interpolation, or by means of a digital display supplemented by a scale and index, is called a "semidigital display." 4. The English term "readout device" is used as a general descriptor of the means whereby the response of a measuring instrument is made available. 3, record 1, English, - displaying%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
displaying device; indicating device: terms and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others. 4, record 1, English, - displaying%20device
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dispositif indicateur
1, record 1, French, dispositif%20indicateur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indicateur 2, record 1, French, indicateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'un appareil de mesure qui affiche une indication. 3, record 1, French, - dispositif%20indicateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dispositif indicateur : Ce terme peut inclure le dispositif à l'aide duquel la valeur fournie par une mesure matérialisée est affichée ou réglée. 2. Un dispositif d'affichage analogique fournit un affichage analogique; un dispositif d'affichage numérique fournit un affichage numérique. 3. Une forme de présentation de l'affichage, soit au moyen d'un affichage numérique dans lequel le chiffre le moins significatif se déplace continûment, permettant ainsi l'interpolation, soit au moyen d'un affichage numérique complété par une échelle et un index, est appelé «affichage semi-numérique». 3, record 1, French, - dispositif%20indicateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dispositif indicateur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - dispositif%20indicateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
dispositif d'affichage; dispositif indicateur : termes et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML). 4, record 1, French, - dispositif%20indicateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de medida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dispositivo indicador
1, record 1, Spanish, dispositivo%20indicador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- dispositivo de indicación 1, record 1, Spanish, dispositivo%20de%20indicaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte del medidor que visualiza los resultados de la medición, ya sea en forma continua o a solicitud. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dispositivo%20indicador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un dispositivo de impresión que suministra una indicación al final de la medición no es un "dispositivo de indicación". 1, record 1, Spanish, - dispositivo%20indicador
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