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CARRIAGE PRINTER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Machinery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carriage advance 1, record 1, English, carriage%20advance
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The movement of the printer or typewriter carriage across the paper. 1, record 1, English, - carriage%20advance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 1, English, - carriage%20advance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- progression du chariot
1, record 1, French, progression%20du%20chariot
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement du chariot de l'imprimante ou de la machine à écrire d'un côté à l'autre du papier. 1, record 1, French, - progression%20du%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 2, record 1, French, - progression%20du%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - progression%20du%20chariot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Office Automation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ribbon cartridge
1, record 2, English, ribbon%20cartridge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plastic case containing an inked ribbon on one spool and an empty spool on the other side. 2, record 2, English, - ribbon%20cartridge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cartridge may be installed onto the printer carriage without the operator dirtying his/her hands. 2, record 2, English, - ribbon%20cartridge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 3, record 2, English, - ribbon%20cartridge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Bureautique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cartouche de ruban
1, record 2, French, cartouche%20de%20ruban
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Boîte de plastique contenant un ruban encré enroulé sur une bobine ainsi qu'une bobine vide de l'autre côté. 1, record 2, French, - cartouche%20de%20ruban
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'opérateur peut poser la cartouche sur le chariot de l'imprimante sans se salir les mains. 1, record 2, French, - cartouche%20de%20ruban
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y artículos de oficina
- Equipo (Artes gráficas e imprenta)
- Ofimática
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cartucho de cinta de impresión
1, record 2, Spanish, cartucho%20de%20cinta%20de%20impresi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo plástico de sujeción y alimentación de una cinta entintada en una impresora. 2, record 2, Spanish, - cartucho%20de%20cinta%20de%20impresi%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-06-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ribbon carriage
1, record 3, English, ribbon%20carriage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[MICOM 3003 printer]. Changing a ribbon.... Grasp the ribbon cartridge with both hands. Press down on the release buttons with your index fingers, and remove the cartridge from the ribbon carriage. 2, record 3, English, - ribbon%20carriage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- support
1, record 3, French, support
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de la cinta
1, record 3, Spanish, unidad%20de%20la%20cinta
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En una impresora o máquina de escribir, es el recipiente que contiene la cinta y sus carretes, en una unidad sellada para facilitar su inserción en la máquina. 1, record 3, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20la%20cinta
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