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GC WEBSITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Government of Canada site
1, record 1, English, Government%20of%20Canada%20site
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- GC website 2, record 1, English, GC%20website
correct, see observation
- GC Web site 3, record 1, English, GC%20Web%20site
correct
- GoC site 1, record 1, English, GoC%20site
avoid, see observation
- GoC website 2, record 1, English, GoC%20website
avoid, see observation
- GoC Web site 1, record 1, English, GoC%20Web%20site
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
GoC: Although the abbreviations GoC and GOC are widely used on government sites, GC is the correct abbreviation for Government of Canada, as specified in Linguistic Recommendation RL-2 of the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - Government%20of%20Canada%20site
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Drawn from Government On-Line Glossary. 4, record 1, English, - Government%20of%20Canada%20site
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
GC website; GoC website : 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, - Government%20of%20Canada%20site
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- site du gouvernement du Canada
1, record 1, French, site%20du%20gouvernement%20du%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- site Web du gouvernement du Canada 2, record 1, French, site%20Web%20du%20gouvernement%20du%20Canada
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- site du GC 1, record 1, French, site%20du%20GC
correct, masculine noun
- site Web du GC 1, record 1, French, site%20Web%20du%20GC
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tirés du Lexique du Gouvernement en direct. 3, record 1, French, - site%20du%20gouvernement%20du%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
site Web du gouvernement du Canada; site Web du GC : 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. 4, record 1, French, - site%20du%20gouvernement%20du%20Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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