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GOVERNMENT CANADA CORE SUBJECT THESAURUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Document Classification (Library Science)
- Data Banks and Databases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-preferred term
1, record 1, English, non%2Dpreferred%20term
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-descriptor 2, record 1, English, non%2Ddescriptor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A synonym, quasi-synonym or spelling variant of a preferred term. 3, record 1, English, - non%2Dpreferred%20term
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A non-preferred term, also called... non-descriptor,... should not be used for indexing. Its role is to point users to the preferred term(the one that should be used in indexing). In the alphabetical list of results, non-preferred terms of the Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus appear in boldface and italics. 4, record 1, English, - non%2Dpreferred%20term
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
- Banques et bases de données
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- non-descripteur
1, record 1, French, non%2Ddescripteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terme non préféré 1, record 1, French, terme%20non%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Synonyme, quasi-synonyme ou variante orthographique d’un descripteur. 2, record 1, French, - non%2Ddescripteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un non-descripteur, aussi appelé [...] terme non-préféré, ne doit pas être utilisé pour l'indexation mais sert de point d'accès pour diriger les utilisateurs vers un descripteur (terme préféré pour l'indexation). Dans la liste alphabétique des résultats, le Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada présente les non-descripteurs en caractères gras et en italiques. 3, record 1, French, - non%2Ddescripteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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