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CORRESPONDENCE QUALITY [7 records]

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Record 1 2023-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A print quality of text that is not suitable for business correspondence, but good enough for most internal documents, and that is used to obtain higher printing speed than near letter quality.

OBS

draft quality: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éditique
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
DEF

Qualité d'impression ne convenant pas à l'échange de correspondance commerciale, mais suffisante pour la plupart des documents internes, et qui permet d'obtenir une vitesse d'impression supérieure à celle de la qualité quasi-courrier.

OBS

qualité brouillon : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Publicación electrónica
  • Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
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Record 2 2018-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Construction
CONT

Construction inspector supervisors supervise a group of subordinates who inspect the quality of work and materials on projects; ensure compliance with plans and specifications; ensure materials have been approved for use; resolve differences between inspectors and contractors; review and prepare reports, contractor payment estimates and correspondence; and conduct job conferences, serving as the departmental liaison to the contractors, architect, and engineers.

Key term(s)
  • construction inspectors supervisor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Construction

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2011-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
23.07.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

print quality of text that is not suitable for business correspondence, but good enough for most internal documents, and that is used to obtain higher printing speed than near letter quality

OBS

draft quality: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
23.07.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

qualité d'impression ne convenant pas à l'échange de correspondance commerciale, mais suffisante pour la plupart des documents internes, et qui permet d'obtenir une vitesse d'impression supérieure à celle de la qualité quasi-courrier

OBS

qualité brouillon : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
23.07.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

print quality of text that is suitable for business correspondence and that matches the quality of an office electric typewriter

OBS

letter quality; LQ: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
23.07.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

qualité d'impression convenant à une correspondance commerciale ou identique à celle obtenue sur une machine à écrire électrique

OBS

qualité courrier : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

Print quality of text that is suitable for business correspondence and that matches the quality of an office electric typewriter.

OBS

letter quality: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Éditique
CONT

Imprimantes à hautes performances MT 400 [...] Impression EDP, qualité courrier + traitement de texte.

CONT

D'autres technologies d'imprimante peuvent générer une impression de qualité correspondance qu'il s'agisse des imprimantes par page, des photocomposeuses, des imprimantes graphiques à haute résolution, etc.

OBS

qualité courrier : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas de oficina
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Impresión de alta calidad, hecha por las computadoras (ordenadores) y que parece haber sido escrita en una máquina de escribir tradicional.

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Record 6 1993-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Records Management (Management)
DEF

Application of records management techniques to correspondence to increase efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des documents (Gestion)
DEF

Ensemble des activités de normalisation du traitement du courrier d'une organisation de manière à obtenir une plus grande rapidité dans le déroulement des opérations et une meilleure qualité dans la rédaction des lettres.

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office-Work Organization
  • Records Management (Management)
DEF

... a continuing activity involving the application of management techniques to office correspondence practices for the purpose of increased speed, improved quality and reduced cost. Specifically, it promotes such practices as plain writing, use of form and pattern letters, and other methods of effective correspondence production.

OBS

Appendix A, first page.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du travail de bureau
  • Gestion des documents (Gestion)
DEF

Programme fixant les objectifs à réaliser, les étapes à franchir et les moyens à utiliser dans le cadre des opérations relatives à la gestion de la correspondance.

Spanish

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