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DYNAMIC CODING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- static page
1, record 1, English, static%20page
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- static web page 2, record 1, English, static%20web%20page
correct, see observation
- static Web page 3, record 1, English, static%20Web%20page
correct
- flat page 1, record 1, English, flat%20page
correct
- flat web page 2, record 1, English, flat%20web%20page
correct, see observation
- flat Web page 4, record 1, English, flat%20Web%20page
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The opposite of dynamic or "on the fly" Web pages are "static" or "flat" pages and files. These files can only be altered by editing the original HTML file. This method(also referred to as hard coding) means the page has to be manually opened in a HTML or text editor and changed in order for the content on the page to change. 1, record 1, English, - static%20page
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
static web page; flat web page: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 5, record 1, English, - static%20page
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- page Web statique
1, record 1, French, page%20Web%20statique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- page statique 2, record 1, French, page%20statique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Page Web] qui affiche des informations (texte, images) sans aucun mouvement ni modification possible par l'utilisateur. 1, record 1, French, - page%20Web%20statique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
page Web statique : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé après un nom qu’il qualifie. Il est toujours invariable. 3, record 1, French, - page%20Web%20statique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- graceful degradation
1, record 2, English, graceful%20degradation
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Graceful degradation for digitally encoded HDTV [high-definition television] signals is achieved by appropriately coding the image to provide a controllable degradation of chosen image characteristics, such as temporal degradation, spatial degradation, and dynamic range degradation. 1, record 2, English, - graceful%20degradation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
graceful degradation: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 2, record 2, English, - graceful%20degradation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dégradation progressive
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9gradation%20progressive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un autre avantage du codage multi-résolution est d'offrir une dégradation progressive des images lorsque le taux d'erreurs dans le flux binaire augmente, ce que ne permet pas un algorhitme de codage numérique classique. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9gradation%20progressive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dégradation progressive : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI). 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9gradation%20progressive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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