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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Merchandising Techniques
  • Advertising Techniques
DEF

The purchase of goods from home, especially goods offered on cable television.

CONT

... one is encouraged to think that the information highway is just around the corner. The body politic(and the body economic) has been encouraged to imagine a day of electronic town meeting, instantaneous home shopping, a virtual cinematheque in one's living room available on Pay Per View.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques marchandes
  • Techniques publicitaires
CONT

L'irruption de nouvelles technologies et de nouveaux vecteurs de vente renforce l'attrait pour l'achat à domicile; le télé-achat trouve petit à petit sa clientèle; TF 1 s'enorgueillit de 350,000 clients et a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 220 millions de francs hors taxes sur les douze derniers mois; une opération rentable dès le troisième mois de mise en œuvre et qui dégagera de substantiels profits en 1988.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
DEF

economic or business community (of a nation).

CONT

The body politic(and the body economic) has been encouraged to imagine a day of electronic town meeting, instantaneous home shopping, a virtual cinematheque in one's living room available on Pay Per View.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
CONT

The majority of film libraries exist to serve the needs of a parent organization - either a producing company, newsfilm agency, government department or a television authority.

CONT

The body politic(and the body economic) has been encouraged to imagine a day of electronic town meeting, instantaneous home shopping, a virtual cinematheque in one's living room available on Pay Per View.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Endroit où l'on range et conserve les films cinématographiques.

OBS

Terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
CONT

The B-MAC' s two-way communications permit customers to order special programming-pay per view-directly from a converter box on the TV set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

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