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WP SCREEN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- recall
1, record 1, English, recall
verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roll down 2, record 1, English, roll%20down
verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To retrieve a document from the memory of the WP either as "soft copy"(on the screen) or as "hard copy"(in printed form). 1, record 1, English, - recall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 1, English, - recall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rappeler 1, record 1, French, rappeler
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extraire un document de la mémoire d'un système de traitement de texte, soit sous forme de présentation visuelle (à l'écran) ou sous forme de sortie sur support en papier (imprimé). 1, record 1, French, - rappeler
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- upper buffer 1, record 2, English, upper%20buffer
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For the typing line WP, the text which is invisible but is in memory so that it would appear above the upper screen. 1, record 2, English, - upper%20buffer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 2, English, - upper%20buffer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tampon supérieur
1, record 2, French, tampon%20sup%C3%A9rieur
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En ce qui concerne la ligne de frappe des systèmes de traitement de texte, texte invisible, mais qui existe en mémoire et qui se situe au-delà du haut de l'écran. 1, record 2, French, - tampon%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-05-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- typing ruler 1, record 3, English, typing%20ruler
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line displayed on the WP screen which shows margins, tab settings and indents. 1, record 3, English, - typing%20ruler
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 3, English, - typing%20ruler
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ligne de cadre
1, record 3, French, ligne%20de%20cadre
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne affichée à l'écran du système de traitement de texte, qui indique les marges, l'emplacement des taquets de tabulation et les rentrés. 1, record 3, French, - ligne%20de%20cadre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-05-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- screenload 1, record 4, English, screenload
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scrolling of the text display can be done slowly, line by line, or by larger portions, known as screenloads. The length of these portions is defined by the size of the screen and varies from one WP to another. 1, record 4, English, - screenload
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used in the Public Service Commission’s Course "Basic Word Processing" (Course 601). 2, record 4, English, - screenload
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- écran d'informations
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9cran%20d%27informations
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le défilement de l'affichage de texte peut se faire lentement, ligne par ligne ou par grosses parties, désignées par "écrans d'informations". La longueur de ces parties est délimitée par la taille de l'écran de visualisation et varie d'un système de traitement de texte à un autre. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9cran%20d%27informations
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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