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MICROFILM IMAGE [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eyeball character
1, record 1, English, eyeball%20character
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image recorded on microfilm that is large enough to be read without magnification. 1, record 1, English, - eyeball%20character
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère visible à l'œil nu
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20visible%20%C3%A0%20l%27%26oelig%3Bil%20nu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Images enregistrées sur microfilm qui peuvent être lues sans agrandissement. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20visible%20%C3%A0%20l%27%26oelig%3Bil%20nu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- microfilm printer
1, record 2, English, microfilm%20printer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A microfilm printer contains a xerographic copying process, like a photocopier. The image to be printed is projected with synchronized movement on to the drum. 1, record 2, English, - microfilm%20printer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- reproducteur de microfilms
1, record 2, French, reproducteur%20de%20microfilms
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- imprimante de microfilms 1, record 2, French, imprimante%20de%20microfilms
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- IT Security
- Micrographics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- processed film
1, record 3, English, processed%20film
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This standard describes specifications to obtain film stability over time. Requirements cover film base(unexposed film), processed film, the emulsion and backing layers of processed film, and image stability. Tests, and methods to conduct these tests, provide detailed specifications for stability of microfilm. 1, record 3, English, - processed%20film
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Sécurité des TI
- Micrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- film développé
1, record 3, French, film%20d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette norme énonce des spécifications visant la stabilité du film à long terme. Les exigences couvrent le support du film vierge, le film développé, l'émulsion et la couche dorsale du film développé, ainsi que la stabilité de l'image. Les essais, de même que les méthodes à employer pour les effectuer, fournissent des spécifications détaillées visant la stabilité du microfilm. 1, record 3, French, - film%20d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-05-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- IT Security
- Micrographics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- film stability
1, record 4, English, film%20stability
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This standard describes specifications to obtain film stability over time. Requirements cover film base(unexposed film), processed film, the emulsion and backing layers of processed film, and image stability. Tests, and methods to conduct these tests, provide detailed specifications for stability of microfilm. 1, record 4, English, - film%20stability
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Sécurité des TI
- Micrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- stabilité du film
1, record 4, French, stabilit%C3%A9%20du%20film
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette norme énonce des spécifications visant la stabilité du film à long terme. Les exigences couvrent le support du film vierge, le film développé, l'émulsion et la couche dorsale du film développé, ainsi que la stabilité de l'image. Les essais, de même que les méthodes à employer pour les effectuer, fournissent des spécifications détaillées visant la stabilité du microfilm. 1, record 4, French, - stabilit%C3%A9%20du%20film
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-05-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- IT Security
- Micrographics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- film emulsion
1, record 5, English, film%20emulsion
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This standard describes specifications to obtain film stability over time. Requirements cover film base(unexposed film), processed film, the emulsion and backing layers of processed film, and image stability. Tests, and methods to conduct these tests, provide detailed specifications for stability of microfilm. 2, record 5, English, - film%20emulsion
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Sécurité des TI
- Micrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- émulsion de film
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9mulsion%20de%20film
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette norme énonce des spécifications visant la stabilité du film à long terme. Les exigences couvrent le support du film vierge, le film développé, l'émulsion et la couche dorsale du film développé, ainsi que la stabilité de l'image. Les essais, de même que les méthodes à employer pour les effectuer, fournissent des spécifications détaillées visant la stabilité du microfilm. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9mulsion%20de%20film
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-05-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- IT Security
- Micrographics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- stability of microfilm
1, record 6, English, stability%20of%20microfilm
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This standard describes specifications to obtain film stability over time. Requirements cover film base(unexposed film), processed film, the emulsion and backing layers of processed film, and image stability. Tests, and methods to conduct these tests, provide detailed specifications for stability of microfilm. 1, record 6, English, - stability%20of%20microfilm
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Sécurité des TI
- Micrographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- stabilité du microfilm
1, record 6, French, stabilit%C3%A9%20du%20microfilm
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette norme énonce des spécifications visant la stabilité du film à long terme. Les exigences couvrent le support du film vierge, le film développé, l'émulsion et la couche dorsale du film développé, ainsi que la stabilité de l'image. Les essais, de même que les méthodes à employer pour les effectuer, fournissent des spécifications détaillées visant la stabilité du microfilm. 1, record 6, French, - stabilit%C3%A9%20du%20microfilm
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-05-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Financial Institutions
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- electronic medium
1, record 7, English, electronic%20medium
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the account on which the cheque is drawn and the account to which it is deposited are at the same branch of the financial institution, or(ii) the following conditions are met, namely,(A) an image of the cheque has been recorded on microfilm or on an electronic medium... 1, record 7, English, - electronic%20medium
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Institutions financières
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- support électronique
1, record 7, French, support%20%C3%A9lectronique
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dans le cas où le compte sur lequel le chèque est tiré et celui auquel il est déposé se trouvent à la même succursale de l'institution financière, (ii) dans le cas où les conditions suivantes sont réunies : (A) le chèque est reproduit sur microfilm ou sur support électronique [...] 1, record 7, French, - support%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-05-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- flow camera
1, record 8, English, flow%20camera
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- rotary camera 2, record 8, English, rotary%20camera
correct
- rotary microfilmer 3, record 8, English, rotary%20microfilmer
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of microfilm camera that photographs documents while they are being moved by some form of transport mechanism. The document transport mechanism is connected to a film-transport mechanism, and the film also moves during exposure so there is no difference in the rate of relative movement between the film and the image of the document. 1, record 8, English, - flow%20camera
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- caméra cinétique
1, record 8, French, cam%C3%A9ra%20cin%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- microfilmeur dynamique 2, record 8, French, microfilmeur%20dynamique
masculine noun
- microfilmeur en continu 2, record 8, French, microfilmeur%20en%20continu
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de prise de vues qui photographie les documents alors qu'ils sont déplacés par un mécanisme quelconque. Le mécanisme de déplacement du document est rattaché au mécanisme de déplacement du film et le film bouge pendant l'exposition. Ainsi, il y a synchronisation entre la vitesse de déplacement du film et la vitesse de déplacement de l'image. 1, record 8, French, - cam%C3%A9ra%20cin%C3%A9tique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1988-05-24
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- enlarger-printer
1, record 9, English, enlarger%2Dprinter
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a machine which projects an enlarged image from microfilm, develops, and fixes the image on a suitable material. 1, record 9, English, - enlarger%2Dprinter
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tireuse-agrandisseuse
1, record 9, French, tireuse%2Dagrandisseuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- reproducteur-agrandisseur 2, record 9, French, reproducteur%2Dagrandisseur
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
machine à grand rendement munie de perfectionnements assurant un travail rapide et faisant obtenir le meilleur résultat possible des clichés les plus divers. 1, record 9, French, - tireuse%2Dagrandisseuse
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1986-02-13
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- document-mark channel
1, record 10, English, document%2Dmark%20channel
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the specified position or location along a microfilm within the recording area, below or above the image on a roll of microfilm, for recording an optical mark to be used in counting or locating an image frame. 1, record 10, English, - document%2Dmark%20channel
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- couloir de marques de repérage
1, record 10, French, couloir%20de%20marques%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
position ou endroit précis sur un microfilm, à l'intérieur de la zone d'enregistrement, au-dessus ou au-dessous de l'image sur un rouleau de microfilm où est enregistré un pavé optique qui servira à compter ou à repérer les cadres d'image. 1, record 10, French, - couloir%20de%20marques%20de%20rep%C3%A9rage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-02-10
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- clear line image
1, record 11, English, clear%20line%20image
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a microfilm image in which the dark lines of the original are reproduced as clear or transparent lines. A negative-appearing reproduction. 1, record 11, English, - clear%20line%20image
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- image à lignes transparentes
1, record 11, French, image%20%C3%A0%20lignes%20transparentes
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
image de microfilm dans laquelle les lignes noires de l'original sont devenues des lignes transparentes. Reproduction négative. 1, record 11, French, - image%20%C3%A0%20lignes%20transparentes
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1986-01-03
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- transparent photoconductor film
1, record 12, English, transparent%20photoconductor%20film
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A microfilm that includes a photoconductive layer which, in combination with a special electrostatic image system, permits the adding of new images or overprinting existing images on to an existing photoconductor film. 1, record 12, English, - transparent%20photoconductor%20film
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- film photoconducteur transparent
1, record 12, French, film%20photoconducteur%20transparent
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
microfilm comprenant une couche photoconductrice qui, lorsque utilisé dans un système spécial d'image électrostatique, permet l'addition de nouvelles images ou l'impression d'images existantes sur un film photoconducteur existant. 1, record 12, French, - film%20photoconducteur%20transparent
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1985-12-16
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Micrographics
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- optical skew
1, record 13, English, optical%20skew
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a condition in rotary microfilm equipment in which angles on the target are not truly reproduced in the film image, i. e., square corners do not appear as right angles on the film. 1, record 13, English, - optical%20skew
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Micrographie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- obliquité optique
1, record 13, French, obliquit%C3%A9%20optique
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
condition du matériel de prise de vues cinétique selon laquelle les angles de l'image-témoin ne sont pas reproduits fidèlement sur l'image du film. Par exemple: les coins carrés ne semblent pas être des angles droits sur le film. 1, record 13, French, - obliquit%C3%A9%20optique
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1981-08-03
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Types of Documentation (Library Science)
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- photo-optical binary code
1, record 14, English, photo%2Doptical%20binary%20code
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Photo-Optical Binary Code Systems: Particularly adaptable to random files, binary code systems depend on an organized code for retrieval, such as an invoice number, customer number or customer name, instead of an external index. 1, record 14, English, - photo%2Doptical%20binary%20code
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Photo-optical coding places descriptive data related to documents in photo-optical format on the film. The coding is placed either adjacent to the document frame or along the edge of the film.... The coding is created through a keyboard associated with a microfilm camera or by filming precoded information simultaneously with the document or by COM [computer-output microfilm] with the appropriate software. A search is conducted by keying in the codes. The film code patterns are electronically scanned, and the film stops at the image or images identified by the desired matching codes. 2, record 14, English, - photo%2Doptical%20binary%20code
Record 14, Key term(s)
- photo-optical coding
- photo-optical code
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- code binaire photo-optique
1, record 14, French, code%20binaire%20photo%2Doptique
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CODE BINAIRE PHOTO-OPTIQUE: des numéros de documents ou des index sont enregistrés dans un code optique binaire lié à chaque document. Ils sont utilisés avec des systèmes de logique électronique pour la recherche. 1, record 14, French, - code%20binaire%20photo%2Doptique
Record 14, Key term(s)
- code optique binaire
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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