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ELECTRONIC COMPOSITION [7 records]

Record 1 2021-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

… composers use computers to generate and test musical ideas quickly and in a more exploratory fashion, rather than to generate entire pieces of music in one go. This has led to the emergence of a … practice referred to as computer-aided composition, or CAC.

CONT

Computer composition. … Composers may elect to use a set of compositional programs to produce a composition. They may then stop using a computer and print their results for transcription to instrumental performance. Alternatively, they may transfer their results directly into electronic sounds by means of a second set of programs for sound synthesis.

French

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

La composition assistée par ordinateur (CAO) met en œuvre des formalismes et techniques informatiques dans une perspective musicale, afin de proposer des outils de modélisation et de calcul aux compositeurs [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Música
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
CONT

La composición por computadora. La computadora puede servir a varios fines dentro de la composición. [Por ejemplo], funcionando como secuenciador permite la verificación inmediata de lo que se está componiendo, lo cual es particularmente útil cuando se busca lograr efectos tímbricos nuevos y por lo tanto desconocidos.

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Record 2 2014-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Atomic Physics
OBS

The scanning tunneling microscope(STM) is a powerful instrument which gives information on topography, chemical composition and electronic properties of metal and semiconductor surfaces down to the atomic scale. This microscope has been significantly enhanced by an automated control and data-acquisition system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Déjà, la systématisation des mesures dimensionnelles dont dépendent [...] la majeure partie des performances des mémoires actuelles, est réalisée, à une cadence industrielle, par des microscopes à effet tunnel automatisés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Física atómica
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Record 3 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
CONT

High-resolution characterization of materials and devices is performed by collecting the light emitted in the near-field or by local photo-excitation of an optically active material with light from the optical fiber tip. For example, using a source with a tunable wavelenngth, the measurement of the current induced by the near-field optical beam can provide information about the composition and electronic structure of semiconductors and biomaterials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Substance qui peut faire tourner le plan de polarisation d'une onde électromagnétique qui le traverse.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Electronic Systems
DEF

A filter which allows only a specific band width of the electromagnetic spectrum to pass, i.e., 4 to 8 micron infrared radiation.

OBS

This is done by using an electronic device that, through transmission, changes the electromagnetic radiation spectral composition.

OBS

spectral filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Ensembles électroniques
DEF

Dispositif optique ou électronique qui modifie, par transmission, la composition spectrale d'un rayonnement électromagnétique [...].

CONT

[Le] filtre spectral [...] définit les domaines du spectre [ou bandes spectrales] dans lesquelles on enregistre l'énergie reçue.

OBS

filtre spectral : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
OBS

Title : Relating to the design, composition, construction and performance of electronic point of sale checkout weighing systems.

OBS

Weights and Measures Specifications SGM-1, 1990, p. 7.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

Spécifications sur les poids et mesures SGM-1, 1990, p. 6.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Weights and Measures Ministerial Specification, SGM-3, relating to design, composition, construction and performance of electronic scales.

OBS

Weights and Measures Specifications SGM-1, 1990, p. 9.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

Spécifications sur les poids et mesures SGM-1, 1990, p. 8.

Spanish

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Record 7 1984-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Office-Work Organization
CONT

A Word Processing Management program is a continuing activity for the design and utilization of systems which simplify the composition of narrative and graphic information and its output in typewritten printed form. Such devices are used as telephone dictating machines and typewriters with electronic memory capabilities which permit editing and revision of draft materials without requiring complete manual re-typing. Frequently, effective utilization of the equipment requires centralizing the work under professional supervision.

OBS

Appendix A, second page.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Organisation du travail de bureau
DEF

Activité permanente portant sur la conception et l'utilisation de systèmes destinés à simplifier la composition de l'information narrative et graphique et de sa sortie sous forme dactylographiée. Les dispositifs utilisés à cette fin sont les machines à dicter branchées sur le téléphone et les machines à écrire dotées d'une mémoire électronique qui permettent d'éditer et de réviser les projets de texte sans qu'il soit nécessaire de les retaper complètement par un procédé manuel. L'utilisation efficace de l'équipement exige fréquemment que le travail soit centralisé sous la surveillance d'un personnel spécialisé.

Spanish

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