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TAB RULER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ruler line
1, record 1, English, ruler%20line
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- format line 2, record 1, English, format%20line
correct
- scale rule 3, record 1, English, scale%20rule
- tab rack 4, record 1, English, tab%20rack
- tab ruler 5, record 1, English, tab%20ruler
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part of the permanent display showing the right- and left-hand margin settings and all tab stops in between. 6, record 1, English, - ruler%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The format line is immediately below the control line, and is always as wide as the screen page. Format setting markers for margins, tabs, indent and the bell zone appear on this line. 7, record 1, English, - ruler%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Tab rack" is a term used by the Sony Corporation (word processing); "tab ruler" is a term used in the 4.1 version of WordPerfect. 8, record 1, English, - ruler%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ruler line: term standardized by ISO and CSA. 8, record 1, English, - ruler%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de format
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20format
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne guide 2, record 1, French, ligne%20guide
correct, feminine noun
- règle graduée 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20gradu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- ligne format 4, record 1, French, ligne%20format
feminine noun
- ligne de présentation 5, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20pr%C3%A9sentation
feminine noun
- guide de tabulation 6, record 1, French, guide%20de%20tabulation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'affichage permanent indiquant les réglages des marges de gauche et de droite ainsi que les tabulations intermédiaires. 2, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20format
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ligne de format : cette ligne rappelle le format utile du document. Par exemple, interligne, positions des tabulateurs, marge droite. 7, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20format
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ligne de format : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 8, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20format
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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