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DIMMING MODULE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Components
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prewired connector strip 1, record 1, English, prewired%20connector%20strip
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Complete system components and wiring for preset dimming control of television studio lighting including :. 1 Master Control Module. 2 Dimming Modules. 3 Prewired Connector Strips and Wall Boxes. 4 Studio Lighting Fixtures. 5 Power and Control Wiring. 1, record 1, English, - prewired%20connector%20strip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Context taken from a text called "Television Studio Lighting and Control System (Project 700443), submitted for terminological research purposes by A. Mandeville of the Plans and Specifications Section in Montreal. 1, record 1, English, - prewired%20connector%20strip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Composants électrotechniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barrette de connexion précâblée
1, record 1, French, barrette%20de%20connexion%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A2bl%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé à la suite d'explications données par un technicien en éclairage à la Société Radio-Canada, et d'après les sources suivantes, où «barrette de connexion» a été donné à titre d'équivalent pour : «connection strap» (CGE-6, 1980, p. 341; PIRAN, 1983, p. 61; GOELE, 1964, p. 95) et pour «connecting strip» (GRELE, 1976, p. 49). 1, record 1, French, - barrette%20de%20connexion%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A2bl%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Précâblé» est donné comme équivalent pour «prewired» dans PIRAN, 1983, p. 236. 1, record 1, French, - barrette%20de%20connexion%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A2bl%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- preset dimming control 1, record 2, English, preset%20dimming%20control
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Complete system components and wiring for preset dimming control of television studio lighting including :. 1 Master Control Module. 2 Dimming Modules. 3 Prewired Connector Strips and Wall Bases. 4 Studio Lighting fixtures. 5 Power and Control Wiring. 1, record 2, English, - preset%20dimming%20control
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Context taken from a text called "Television Studio Lighting and Control System (Project 700443", submitted for terminological research purposes by A. Mandeville of the Plans and Specifications Section in Montréal). 1, record 2, English, - preset%20dimming%20control
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
preset: To fix the value or level of a circuit, control or potentiometer before use. 2, record 2, English, - preset%20dimming%20control
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
preset control: The control, usually a potentiometer, located on a lighting control console, and used to program or preset the output of a dimmer, and in turn, the light output of a dimmer, and in turn, the light output of the luminaire connected to the dimmer. 2, record 2, English, - preset%20dimming%20control
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préréglage des gradateurs
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9r%C3%A9glage%20des%20gradateurs
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposition faite à la suite d'explications données par un technicien en éclairage à la Société Radio-Canada et à la lumière du contexte suivant tiré de DUBTE, 1982, p. 171 : «preset fade» - «fondu préréglé». Fondu obtenu par le préréglage des gradateurs. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9r%C3%A9glage%20des%20gradateurs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dimming module 1, record 3, English, dimming%20module
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Complete system components and wiring for preset dimming control of television studio lighting including :. 1 Master Control Module. 2 Dimming Modules. 3 Prewired Connector Strips and Wall Boxes.... " 1, record 3, English, - dimming%20module
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Context taken from a text called "Television Studio Lighting and Control System (Project 700443), submitted for terminological research purposes by A. Mandeville of the Plans and Specifications Section in Montreal. 1, record 3, English, - dimming%20module
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- module de gradation.
1, record 3, French, module%20de%20gradation%2E
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Construction par inférence : «module de commande» (PIRAN, 1983, P. 63) et «système de gradation» (OLFLA, 1980; OACI, 1980, p. 1; CGE-6, 1980, p. 49). 1, record 3, French, - module%20de%20gradation%2E
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Équivalent approuvé par un technicien en éclairage à la Société Radio-Canada. 1, record 3, French, - module%20de%20gradation%2E
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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