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TELETYPESETTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Teletypesetter™
1, record 1, English, Teletypesetter%26trade%3B
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TTS 1, record 1, English, TTS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stand-alone entry system that automatically operates a linecasting machine to produce lines of type at high speed. This system is driven by perforated tape or equivalent electrical signals. 1, record 1, English, - Teletypesetter%26trade%3B
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The abbreviation TTS for the teletypesetter was used until 1969. Since then it is used by the manufacturers (Fairchild) to designate Total Typesetting System. 1, record 1, English, - Teletypesetter%26trade%3B
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Teletypesetter™: A trademark of Fairchild. 1, record 1, English, - Teletypesetter%26trade%3B
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Teletypesetter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Teletypesetter
1, record 1, French, Teletypesetter
correct, trademark, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- T.T.S. 1, record 1, French, T%2ET%2ES%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mécanisme de saisie autonome qui asservit le clavier d'une machine ligne-bloc et qui, en détectant les perforations d'une bande de papier, ou les signaux électriques équivalents fait fonctionner automatiquement la machine. 1, record 1, French, - Teletypesetter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, on trouve parfois «teletypesetter» écrit avec des accents : «télétypesetter». Ce système de composition est toutefois plus connu sous l'abréviation T.T.S. 1, record 1, French, - Teletypesetter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
TeletypesetterMC : Marque de commerce de la société Fairchild. 1, record 1, French, - Teletypesetter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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