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GAMMA FERRIC OXIDE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Security Devices
  • Security
DEF

An identity card which has been die-cut from three-layer stock. The middle layer is gamma ferric oxide and is magnetized in a pattern of dots. A card reader electronically examines the dot pattern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité
OBS

Pluriel : des sandwichs; des sandwiches.

OBS

sandwichs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
DEF

The plastic base of videotape.

CONT

The tape backing, consisting of 0, 001" thick Mylar or acetate, is coated with 0, 004" of a gamma ferric oxide suspended in a binder. Several materials have been used as a backing material for the oxide. Cellophane, paper and PVC were used with varying success but have now been superseded by Mylar(Terylene), polyester and cellulose acetate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Ruban en matière plastique qui supporte la couche magnétique.

CONT

Un support en polyester dont l'épaisseur varie de 12 à 16 microns. [...] Le support de bande est [...] enduit d'une couche uniforme de pâte magnétique. Des cylindres, montrant une surface structurée, sont utilisés pour assurer une répartition régulière de l'enduit magnétique.

Spanish

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