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GADGETRY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- associative indexing
1, record 1, English, associative%20indexing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bush described the Memex as "a sort of mechanized private file and library" and as "a device in which an individual stores his books, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. "The Memex would store this information on microfilm, which would be kept in the user's desk.... After having described his various ideas for microfilm and projection equipment, he stated that All this is conventional, except for the projection forward of present-day mechanisms and gadgetry. It affords an immediate step, however, to associative indexing, the basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another. This is the essential feature of the Memex. The process of tying two items together is the important thing. Hypertext, in other words! 2, record 1, English, - associative%20indexing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indexation associative
1, record 1, French, indexation%20associative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Memex est une «espèce d'archive, de bibliothèque personnelle mécanisée», un dispositif où «stocker ses livres, ses documents, ses informations, de manière à pouvoir y accéder rapidement et souplement». Le dispositif comprend des écrans sur lesquels projeter et lire des informations de tout genre, d'un clavier et d'un tableau de manettes et de boutons qui en règle le fonctionnement. [...] L'indexation associative des matériaux stockés en mémoire constitue la caractéristique fondamentale qui rapproche MEMEX des systèmes hypertextuels. Chaque élément d'information peut en sélectionner un autre de manière immédiate et automatique. Il appartient à l'utilisateur de relier les informations, d'enregistrer les chemins qu'il a définis et de leur donner un nom qui les identifie. L'utilisateur peut non seulement se déplacer à travers les informations selon ses besoins en suivant les parcours les plus utiles, mais aussi ajouter des annotations et des commentaires aux matériaux consultés. 1, record 1, French, - indexation%20associative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- indización por asociación
1, record 1, Spanish, indizaci%C3%B3n%20por%20asociaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Método de indización en el cual se utiliza un computador que registra asociaciones entre los términos, sin que necesariamente exista una relación funcional entre ellos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - indizaci%C3%B3n%20por%20asociaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Personics
1, record 2, English, Personics
trademark
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] recording process enabling a person to buy from a record dealer a compilation of tracks of his own choice. 1, record 2, English, - Personics
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In America they’re calling it a pop revolution. It's Personics, a new piece of high-tech gadgetry that allows you to make cassette compilations in a record shop. You go into a booth, listen to snippets of songs, then punch in to a keyboard the track numbers you’ve chosen. Next the digital tape machine presents you with your album. It's like a legalised version of home taping but to professional standards and at a price(Mail on Sunday, 1 Oct 1989, p. 8). 1, record 2, English, - Personics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pique-piste
1, record 2, French, pique%2Dpiste
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technologie brevetée qui permettait à un client de magasin de disques d'écouter des pistes musicales et de sélectionner celles qu'il voulait faire transférer sur un support magnétique donné en vue de les acheter. 2, record 2, French, - pique%2Dpiste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette technologie est apparue au cours de la fin des années quatre-vingt et au début des années quatre-vingt-dix, mais elle n'est plus en usage. 2, record 2, French, - pique%2Dpiste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
- Military Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gold plating
1, record 3, English, gold%20plating
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adding on pieces of gadgetry to commissioned equipment. 1, record 3, English, - gold%20plating
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
- Matériel militaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dorure
1, record 3, French, dorure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- recherche d'un haut de gamme superflu 1, record 3, French, recherche%20d%27un%20haut%20de%20gamme%20superflu
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Désir d'un industriel de porter au maximum le degré de sophistication technique sans se soucier de la rentabilité du matériel. 1, record 3, French, - dorure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 3, French, - dorure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-07-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- eurogadgetry 1, record 4, English, eurogadgetry
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
gadgetry made in the European Community. 1, record 4, English, - eurogadgetry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- euro-gadgets
1, record 4, French, euro%2Dgadgets
masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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