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PROOF SHEET [6 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A sheet of shatter proof glass that extends across the front of the passenger compartment, providing good visibility and protection from the weather.

OBS

windshield; windscreen: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

windshield: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • wind screen
  • wind shield

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Paroi transparente à l'avant d'un véhicule pour protéger les occupants de l'air, du vent, des poussières.

OBS

pare-brise : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

pare-brise : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carrocería y chasis (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Luna de vidrio de seguridad o de otra materia transparente, que se pone en la parte frontal de un vehículo para resguardar del viento a los viajeros sin impedir la visibilidad al conductor.

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Record 2 2014-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

[The counterproof is] the offset proof that is obtained when a wet proof or print is placed upon a clean, damped sheet of paper and run through a press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

[La contre-épreuve est l'] épreuve inversée d'un dessin, obtenue par simple pression, le verso de la feuille ayant été mouillé d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Photoengraving
DEF

[An] integral color proof, that is a photographic print created by exposing each of the four separations to a primary colored thin pigmented emulsion layer which is laminated in register to a sheet of white paper.

OBS

Chromalin and Cromalin are trademarks from the DuPont Company.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Photogravure
DEF

Épreuve de photogravure sur papier spécial, obtenue par superposition des 4 films quadri [et servant] de référence couleurs pour l'imprimeur.

OBS

Chromalin et Cromalin sont des marques déposées de la multinationale DuPont.

Key term(s)
  • épreuve cromalin

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

An expression used to indicate colour approval on the full colour proof sheet, where the abbreviation OK is followed by the date and the client's signature [cf. CSS-24, 1988, p. 3].

CONT

When reviewing our press control file and colour OK, we found that both ink density and press dot gain were within standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Mention inscrite sur l'épreuve couleur constituant l'approbation du client en ce qui concerne le rendu des couleurs.

OBS

Au Canada, on utilise habituellement l'abréviation OK suivie de la signature du client et la date. [cf. CSS-24, 1988, p. 3].

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

First, all the negatives in a roll are printed on one sheet in a contact printing frame, in order to make-without enlargement-one "proof" or "contact" sheet. From this assemblage of 12 to 36 pictures, the best negative is chosen to be blown up.

CONT

The contact sheet then becomes a permanent file record of negatives on that roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Feuille de papier photographique sur laquelle a été tirée simultanément par contact une série de négatifs.

CONT

La planche-contact sert communément à identifier, classer, sélectionner et cadrer en vue de l'agrandissement ultérieur des images.

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A proof photographically produced on a sheet of transparent acetate to check whether the colours register. Multiples may be superimposed to present a visual of the primary colours once printed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Épreuve reproduite photographiquement sur acétate transparent. Les acétates transparents, chacun d'une couleur, sont superposés de manière à donner une épreuve avec les couleurs qu'aura l'imprimé.

Spanish

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