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TURNED LETTER [4 records]

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Record 1 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A sleeve receptacle with a fitted, male element that has pins that fit into milled slots on the sleeve. These slots resemble the letter J. The short sides of the J-slots provide a shoulder for supporting weight on the pins of the male element. When the male element is lowered and turned relative to the sleeve, the pins slide in the slot towards the long side of the J, which is open ended. Thus the pins may be raised out of the J-slots, releasing weight that may be supported by the sleeve. The releasing procedure is called "unjaying the tool. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
  • Business and Administrative Documents
CONT

... an administrator turned all this information into a quote letter that could be delivered to the field sales representative by Federal Express.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
CONT

[...] un rédacteur établissait à l'aide de ces différentes informations une lettre de proposition, qu'on expédiait au vendeur par Federal Express.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
OBS

Turned sort : A type character deliberately placed face downwards so that the foot prints in order to indicate where characters(for the time being run short) will be needed or the manuscript was not clear. When the type character is a letter, which is usually the case, the terms "turned letter" and "turned-for-sorts letter" may be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
OBS

Caractère bloqué : Caractère renversé pour indiquer une lettre épuisée ou pour indiquer qu'un endroit du manuscrit n'est pas clair. Lorsqu'il s'agit d'une lettre, le terme "lettre bloquée" est préférable.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A type character deliberately placed face downwards so that the foot prints in order to indicate where characters (for the time being run short) will be needed or the manuscript was not clear.

OBS

When the type character is a letter, which is usually the case, the terms "turned letter" and "turned-for-sorts letter" may be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Caractère renversé pour indiquer une lettre épuisée ou pour indiquer qu'un endroit du manuscrit n'est pas clair.

OBS

Lorsqu'il s'agit d'une lettre, le terme "lettre bloquée" est préférable.

Spanish

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