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DVR [4 records]

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Record 1 2013-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
CONT

Today entertainment centres are the focus of most of the households attention. People spend more time per day in front of their TV s than ever before. Of course the interior design community... has stepped up to provide quality home entertainment centres. Here are some things you can look for if you would like to acquire fine entertainment furnishing. A good modern home entertainment centre will have a place for a DVD player, cable/satellite receiver, a gaming console stereo tuner and a DVR [digital video recorder].

Key term(s)
  • home entertainment center
  • entertainment center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
CONT

Meuble audio-vidéo «Carson» - [...] Ce meuble audio-vidéo chaleureux et douillet deviendra vite le centre d'intérêt de votre salle familiale. Convient à la plupart des téléviseurs à écran plat [...] Panneaux de particules robustes, 2 portes latérales et 2 tablettes réglables derrière chaque porte, 5 tablettes fixes, 4 tablettes réglables; la tablette supérieure de l'étagère peut contenir jusqu'à 50 CD [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Driving (Road Vehicles)
  • Military Transportation
OBS

driver; dvr : term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Conduite automobile
  • Transport militaire
OBS

chauffeur; chauf : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A video recording device that stores the recorded programs on a magnetic disk such as a computer hard drive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Appareil enregistreur vidéo, tel qu'un enregistreur DVD ou un ordinateur, qui grave et met en mémoire des émissions sur un disque magnétique.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A PC equipped with the Windows Media Center Edition OS, a built-in TV (and sometimes an FM radio) receiver, and a remote control.

OBS

It has a user-friendly interface to a variety of multimedia recording and presentation features, including DVR capability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs

Spanish

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