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CHARACTERS PER INCH [12 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Typography
DEF

Any letter, number, punctuation mark, or space in printing matter.

OBS

The term "character" is often used mainly in expressions such as "10 characters per pica" or "10 characters per inch. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Lettre, chiffre, symbole ou signe de ponctuation utilisé en imprimerie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
OBS

carácter: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la palabra "carácter" lleva tilde en la segunda a por ser llana acabada en r, y su plural es "caracteres", no "carácteres".

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Record 2 - external organization data 2012-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
03.02.14 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

number of characters that can be represented in a bar code symbol per unit of measure

OBS

Usually expressed as characters per inch or per centimetre for linear bar codes and per square inch or per square centimetre for multi-row symbologies.

OBS

The width of the narrowest bar or space, the wide:narrow ratio, the number of bars and spaces per character and the width of the intercharacter gap, if any, are the controlling factors.

OBS

cf. symbol character (02.01.07)

OBS

bar code density: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The number of characters per inch that exist within a linear inch of a particular font.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
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Record 4 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A standard of typewriter spacing, 10 characters to the horizontal inch; also called "10 pitch". The characters are 12 point type size, whence the name pica.

OBS

Opposed to elite typewriter type, which has 12 characters per inch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Espacement de 10 caractères au pouce, surtout utilisé pour les machines de bureau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
DEF

Espaciamiento de 10 caracteres por pulgada, sobre todo en las máquinas de escribir.

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Record 5 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
03.02.15 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

measure of bar code density

OBS

characters per inch; CPI : term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2 : 2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
OBS

Packing density : The amount of information per unit of storage medium, as characters per inch on tape, bits per inch on drum, or bits per square inch in photographic storage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
OBS

densité d'enregistrement : quantité de données par unité de dimension d'un support d'information.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
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Record 7 1997-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

The larger of two common typewriter typefaces having a pitch of 2. 54 mm(10 characters per inch).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Sur une machine à écrire, caractère ayant une chasse de 2,54 mm (10 caractères au pouce).

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
  • Photoengraving
CONT

The Greek level specifies the pixel height text characters must have for Acrobat Reader or Exchange to render them as characters. Otherwise, Acrobat Reader or Exchange displays the text as gray lines. Users typically set the Greek level to the point value(72 points equals one inch) at which text becomes illegible on their screen. Greeking accelerates rendering activities. Because Acrobat products assume a screen has 72 dots per inch, users actually set how high characters need to be(in pixels) to escape render-oblivion. Type 3 fonts do not Greek.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
  • Photogravure

Spanish

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Record 9 1987-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
OBS

Typewriter for the visually impaired.

OBS

Usually "12-point" means 10 characters per inch. Therefore "10-point" is the approximate equivalent of 7-8 characters per inch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
OBS

Équivalences proposées par Madame Line Paradis, terminologue.

Spanish

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Record 10 1985-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
DEF

A 10 pitch(10 characters per horizontal inch) typewriter setting. Also, a particular style of type face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)

Spanish

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Record 11 1985-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
CONT

If you need 10, 12. 94, 15 or 16. 5 characters per inch, no problem-you can even select normal or compressed printing by code control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
CONT

Feuillet publicitaire de la Générale Électrique du Canada. On peut imprimer sans problème 10, 12.94, 15 ou 16.5 caractères/po. L'impression peut se faire en mode normal ou condensé (...)

Spanish

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Record 12 1981-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
OBS

If you need 10, 12. 94, 15 or 16. 5 characters per inch, no problem-you can even select normal or compressed printing by code control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
OBS

On peut imprimer sans problème 10, 12.94, 15 ou 16.5 caractères/po. L'impression peut se faire en mode normal ou condensé (...)

OBS

Feuillet publicitaire de la Générale Électrique du Canada

Spanish

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