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CODE COLOR [12 records]

Record 1 2018-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
OBS

color code : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • colour code

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

code de couleur : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Safety
  • Pipes and Fittings
OBS

color code : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité incendie
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
OBS

code de couleurs : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Some older systems have a limited palette available, and their set-ups may vary. To ensure that your material will be viewable in a standard fashion, use Hexadecimal code for 216 "Web-safe colours, "H1 {COLOR : FF0000}.

Key term(s)
  • color palette

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Ensemble de couleurs, de nuances et de motifs pouvant être affiché et sélectionné à l'écran.

CONT

Certains anciens systèmes disposent d'une palette de couleurs limitée, dont les paramètres peuvent varier. Pour assurer que votre contenu puisse être visualisé de manière standard, employez le code hexadécimal de l'une des 216 «couleurs de base» du Web. Exemple : H1 {COLOR:FF0000}.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Some older systems have a limited palette available, and their set-ups may vary. To ensure that your material will be viewable in a standard fashion, use Hexadecimal code for 216 "Web-safe colours", H1(COLOR : FF0000).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

Certains anciens systèmes disposent d'une palette de couleurs limitée, dont les paramètres peuvent varier. Pour assurer que votre contenu puisse être visualisé de manière standard, employez le code hexadécimal de l'une des 216 «couleurs de base» du Web. Exemple : H1 (COLOR:FF0000).

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cryogenics
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
DEF

[A] cylinder in which refrigerant is stored and dispensed.

OBS

[The] color code painted on [the] cylinder indicates [the] kind of refrigerant.

OBS

refrigerent cylinder: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cryogénie
  • Machines frigorifiques
DEF

Contenant cylindrique conçu pour l'entreposage et le transport du fluide frigorigène sous pression.

OBS

bouteille de frigorigène : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
CONT

A composite color television signal codec combines modified folded, hybrid differential pulse code modulation(H-DPCM) encoding and band-limiting decimation and interpolation filters to enhance encoding resolution without a reduction in signal quality of the reconstructed signal.

OBS

hybrid differential pulse code modulation; H-DPCM: term and abbreviation standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

modulation par impulsions et codage différentiel hybride; MICDH : terme et abréviation normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The doctor-patient relationship has usually been considered voluntary. The Code of ethics of the C. M. A. [Canadian Medical Association] states that a physician has the right to refuse a patient, except on the basis of color, religion or political belief. However, the Code further provides that the right of refusal does not exist in an emergency and that a physician should render all assistance possible where an urgent need for medical care exists.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Le dentiste se rappellera toujours l'obligation qu'il a de fournir le service au patient et donc de dispenser ses soins à tout le monde. Il ne refusera pas de patients en faisant de la discrimination qui irait à l'encontre de la loi des droits de la personne. Sauf pour les cas d'urgence, il a cependant le droit de refuser un patient pour incompatibilité de caractère ou faute de temps.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Arts (General)
CONT

Other popular matching system colors, including plastic and vinyl, can be precisely matched. We have a computerized formula library with calculated color information to help you make an exact color match every time, no matter what color you need. Custom colors, even without a manufacturer's code number, can be exactly determined and formulated. Even if you simply have color chips, fabric swatches, or material samples, send them to us, we’ll match color and gloss levels quickly. Formulas can be quickly faxed.

Key term(s)
  • chip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts plastiques (Généralités)
Key term(s)
  • chip

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

A method of marking the value in ohms on a resistor by means of dots or bands of colors as specified in the EIA color code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Code des couleurs appliqué aux résistances, c.-à-d. valeur en ohms d'une résistance et éventuellement tolérances sur cette valeur indiquées sur la résistance à l'aide du code des couleurs.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

Aetech's compiler for writing Ada code for military programs on personal computers : it is an integrated color Ada programming support environment with pop-up windows, a language-sensitive editor and a syntax checker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation

Spanish

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Record 11 1986-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

color code(Electricity) : A system of colors used to indicate the electrical value of a component or to identify terminals and leads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
OBS

Néologisme proposé par la Compagnie générale électrique.

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

Another approach to color displays uses a color encoder... the pixels bits represent a color code. The code is fed to a color encoder which controls the display system guns... A color encoder could assign the colors black, green, orange, and white to the four codes. The encoder takes care of turning the color code into the appropriate combination of red, green, and blue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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