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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Le guide du rédacteur
1, record 1, English, Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Guide du rédacteur de l'administration fédérale 2, record 1, English, Guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur%20de%20l%27administration%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale
former designation, correct, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le guide du rédacteur is a writing and editing tool that contributes to effective communication in Canada. This guide will prove particularly helpful to language professionals, including writers, as they grapple with the day-to-day problems of editorial style. The guide gives rules and recommendations to ensure consistency and uniformity in written communications. Over the years Le guide du rédacteur has become an essential tool for everyone writing in French. It answers a host of questions on the use of capital letters, italics and punctuation marks, on the presentation of numerical expressions, abbreviations and quotations, and on word divisions at the end of a line. The guide also includes chapters on the following : techniques for avoiding sexual stereotyping in a document; guidelines on drafting correspondence and using plain language; precise rules on bibliographic references for print, visual and electronic media; and geographic names—everything from islands to countries. 3, record 1, English, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Le guide du rédacteur" is available in French only. However a similar writing tool, "The Canadian Style," is available in English. 3, record 1, English, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Le guide du rédacteur
1, record 1, French, Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Guide du rédacteur de l'administration fédérale 2, record 1, French, Guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur%20de%20l%27administration%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale
former designation, correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grâce à l'Office des normes du gouvernement canadien, les fonctionnaires de langue anglaise disposent, depuis plusieurs années déjà, d'un ouvrage de référence éminemment utile pour la présentation de textes, le «Government of Canada Style Manual for Writers and Editors». Il manquait jusqu'à maintenant [...] un ouvrage équivalent [...] De ce besoin est né [le] Guide du rédacteur de l'administration fédérale. 3, record 1, French, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Publié par la Direction de l'information, Bureau des traductions, Secrétariat d'État; 1ère édition, 1983. 3, record 1, French, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Deuxième édition : Le guide du rédacteur. Ottawa : Travaux publics et services gouvernementaux Canada, Bureau de la traduction, 1996. 4, record 1, French, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Outil d'aide à la rédaction et à la révision de texte, Le guide du rédacteur contribue à promouvoir une communication efficace au Canada. Le guide est d'abord conçu à l'intention des fonctionnaires de l'administration fédérale, mais il s'adresse aussi à la clientèle plus vaste des communicateurs, langagiers et rédacteurs qui sont aux prises chaque jour avec les difficultés de la langue. On y trouve un répertoire de règles et de recommandations qui permettent d'uniformiser certains usages. Le guide du rédacteur s'est imposé au fil des ans comme un outil irremplaçable pour tous ceux qui écrivent en français. Il fournit la réponse à une multitude de questions qui touchent l'emploi des majuscules, de l'italique et des signes de ponctuation, la façon correcte d'écrire les nombres dans un texte, les abréviations, les citations et les coupures de mots en fin de ligne. De plus, il expose toutes les techniques possibles pour féminiser un texte, les grandes règles de la correspondance, les principes de la langue claire et simple et les règles détaillées des références bibliographiques, que la source citée soit imprimée, visuelle ou électronique. Un chapitre entier est consacré aux noms géographiques, des noms d'îles aux noms de pays. 5, record 1, French, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
L'ouvrage «Le guide du rédacteur» est offert en français seulement. Cependant, un outil d'aide à la rédaction au contenu similaire est disponible en anglais sous le titre «The Canadian Style». 5, record 1, French, - Le%20guide%20du%20r%C3%A9dacteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- speed of light
1, record 2, English, speed%20of%20light
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- velocity of light 2, record 2, English, velocity%20of%20light
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The speed at which light and other magnetic waves travel through empty space. 3, record 2, English, - speed%20of%20light
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The velocity of light is 2.9979 x 108 m/s. 4, record 2, English, - speed%20of%20light
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The speed of light in a vacuum is an important physical constant denoted by the letter c for "constant" or the Latin word "celeritas" meaning "swiftness". It is the speed of all electromagnetic radiations, including visible light, in a vacuum. More generally, it is the speed of anything having zero rest mass.... In metric units, the speed of light is exactly 299, 792, 458 metres per second(1, 079, 252, 848. 8 km/h). The fundamental SI unit of length, the metre, has been defined since October 21, 1983, as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299, 792, 458 of a second; any increase in the precision of the measurement of the speed of light would refine the definition of the metre, but not alter the numerical value of c. The approximate value of 3x108 m/s is commonly used in rough estimates. In imperial units, the speed of light is about 670, 616, 629. 2 miles per hour or 983, 571, 056 feet per second, which is about 186, 282, 397 miles per second, or roughly one foot per nanosecond. The speed of light when it passes through a transparent or translucent material medium, like glass or air, is slower than its speed in a vacuum. The ratio of c to the observed phase velocity is called the refractive index of the medium. 5, record 2, English, - speed%20of%20light
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de la lumière
1, record 2, French, vitesse%20de%20la%20lumi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse de propagation de la lumière dans le vide. 1, record 2, French, - vitesse%20de%20la%20lumi%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vitesse de la lumière est 2.9979 x 108 m/s. 1, record 2, French, - vitesse%20de%20la%20lumi%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-07-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fixed sequential format
1, record 3, English, fixed%20sequential%20format
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A format for creating numerical control tapes wherein each word is identified by its position relative to all other words. 1, record 3, English, - fixed%20sequential%20format
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- format à séquence fixe
1, record 3, French, format%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A9quence%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- format séquentiel fixe 1, record 3, French, format%20s%C3%A9quentiel%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer «format à bloc fixe». 1, record 3, French, - format%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%A9quence%20fixe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-07-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- numeric programming
1, record 4, English, numeric%20programming
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Symbolic versus numeric programming. A contrast between the two primary use of computers. Data reduction, data-base management, and word processing are examples of conventional or numerical programming. Knowledge systems depend on symbolic programming to manipulate strings of symbols with logical rather than numerical operators. 1, record 4, English, - numeric%20programming
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- programmation numérique
1, record 4, French, programmation%20num%C3%A9rique
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voir représentation numérique, mot numérique. 2, record 4, French, - programmation%20num%C3%A9rique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La réduction de données, le traitement de données et le traitement de texte sont des exemples typiques de programmation conventionnelle ou numérique. Les systèmes de connaissances dépendent de la programmation symbolique. 1, record 4, French, - programmation%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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