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GO SMOOTHLY [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facsimile
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A defect in which a tone reproduction, instead of proceeding smoothly from white to black, may go from white to black and them towards white again, or vice versa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécopie
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Défaut tel qu'une reproduction de nuances, au lieu de progresser régulièrement du blanc au noir, peut progresser du blanc au noir et revenir ensuite vers le blanc, ou inversement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Facsímil
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
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