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ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY [5 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Building Hardware
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Electronic Devices
DEF

A solid-state photosensitive electron device in which use is made of the variation of the current-voltage characteristic as a function of incident radiation.

OBS

Mention of the qualifier "solid-state" in this definition implies that phototubes are excluded from it. The Modern Dictionary of Electronic(Rudolf F. Graf, 5th ed. 1977) states that "the term should not be used for a phototube, which is a vacuum tube and not a cell". However, these terms are, in fact, often used in a more general sense to designate all types of light-sensitive electronic devices. This record deals with the terms in their more restricted sense.

Key term(s)
  • light sensitive cell

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Dispositifs électroniques
DEF

Cellule photo-électrique servant à la commande de dispositifs automatiques (ouverture d'une porte, par exemple).

OBS

photoélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
  • Dispositivos electrónicos
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Record 2 2010-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
E
symbol
DEF

SI prefix with a multiplication factor of 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 10 to the 18th power.

OBS

Capital "E" is the symbol for "exa-".

OBS

The above information was derived from a table given under "prefixes and symbols(International System of Units)(SI) "in IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms, 1977, page 523.

Key term(s)
  • exa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
E
symbol
DEF

Préfixe SI qui multiplie par [10 à la dix-huitième puissance] l'unité devant laquelle il est placé.

OBS

Symbole: «E» majuscule.

Key term(s)
  • exa

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
  • Experimental Education
DEF

An electronic speech-enabled dictionary that offers sound files of the words it contains.

OBS

"Talking dictionaries" are most often considered as an educational tool.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dictionnaires généraux et encyclopédies
  • Pédagogie expérimentale
DEF

Dictionnaire électronique offrant une illustration sonore pour chaque mot qu'il contient.

OBS

Les dictionnaires sonores sont d'excellents outils pédagogiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

SI prefix with a multiplication factor of 1 000 000 000 or 10 to the 12th power.

OBS

Capital "T" is the symbol for "tera-".

OBS

The above information was derived from a table given under "prefixes and symbols(International System of Units)(SI) "in IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms, 1977, page 523.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Préfixe (symbole : T) ... qui, placé devant une unité de mesure, la multiplie par un billion, soit [10 à la douzième puissance].

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

SI prefix with a multiplication factor of 1 000 000 000 000 000 or 10 to the 15th power.

OBS

Capital "P" is the symbol for "peta-"; not to be confused with the lower case "p" which represents "pico-".

OBS

The above information was derived from a table given under "prefixes and symbols(International System of Units)(SI) "in IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms, 1977, page 523.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Préfixe SI (symb. : P) qui multiplie par [10 à la quinzième puissance] l'unité devant laquelle il est placé.

OBS

Le symbole de «peta-» est un «P» majuscule; le «p» minuscule est le symbole de «pico».

Spanish

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