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THUMBNAIL IMAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Photography
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A version of an image that has been reduced in size and then linked to the full-sized version of the image.

CONT

A thumbnail image is a much smaller version of an image which still contains enough image content to look like the original. Web sites, for example, often make use of thumbnail images because they are smaller and faster to transmit.

Key term(s)
  • thumb-nail image
  • thumb-nail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Photographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

... version miniaturisée d'une image [qui] contient un lien hypertexte vers la version grandeur normale de la même image.

OBS

imagette : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 septembre 2014.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Fotografía
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
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Record 2 2013-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
CONT

Instead of using large full-size graphics images on your page, insert a thumbnail in the page and link from the thumbnail version to the larger image. Indicate the full image size(in kilobytes) and the file format, so the user knows the file size and type before loading the full-size image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
CONT

Au lieu d'encombrer votre page de grandes images, mettez des vignettes et des liens vers les images originales. Indiquez la taille (en kilo-octets) et le format de fichier des images originales, afin que l'utilisateur puisse connaître la taille et le type des fichiers avant de les télécharger.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Soporte lógico (Software)
DEF

Número de registros en un archivo (fichero).

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