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SCREEN SIZE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Display Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- screen size
1, record 1, English, screen%20size
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the amount of information that a CAT screen can display. Screens may be measured diagonally, as TU sets, or by the number of vertical and horizontal dot or character positions. [Definition officially approved by GESC.] 2, record 1, English, - screen%20size
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
screen size: term officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC). 3, record 1, English, - screen%20size
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dimension d'écran
1, record 1, French, dimension%20d%27%C3%A9cran
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimension qui sert à déterminer la somme d'informations qu'un écran peut afficher. La taille d'un écran peut être déterminée en fonction de sa diagonale, comme dans le cas des appareils de télévision, ou selon le nombre de points verticaux et horizontaux ou encore d'après le nombre de positions de caractères. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.] 1, record 1, French, - dimension%20d%27%C3%A9cran
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dimension d'écran : terme uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 2, record 1, French, - dimension%20d%27%C3%A9cran
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tamaño de la pantalla
1, record 1, Spanish, tama%C3%B1o%20de%20la%20pantalla
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimensiones de la pantalla de una terminal que pueden medirse físicamente, por lo general, en pulgadas, bien mediante el número de puntos que se definen en ella, o bien por medio del número de caracteres que puede representar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tama%C3%B1o%20de%20la%20pantalla
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