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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- text alignment
1, record 1, English, text%20alignment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CSS [cascading style sheets] was designed to allow precise control-outside of HTML [HyperText Mark-up Language]-over character spacing, text alignment, positioning on the page, audio and speech output, font characteristics, etc. 2, record 1, English, - text%20alignment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alignement de texte
1, record 1, French, alignement%20de%20texte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feuilles [de style en cascade] ont été conçues pour permettre de définir de façon précise - séparément du HTML [langage hypertexte] - les aspects tels que l'espacement entre les caractères, l'alignement du texte, la position des éléments dans la page, les sons et la voix, les caractéristiques des polices de caractères, etc. 2, record 1, French, - alignement%20de%20texte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- positioning on the page
1, record 2, English, positioning%20on%20the%20page
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- element position on the page 2, record 2, English, element%20position%20on%20the%20page
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CSS was designed to allow precise control-outside of HTML [Hypertext Markup Language]-over character spacing, text alignment, positioning on the page, audio and speech output, font characteristics, etc. 1, record 2, English, - positioning%20on%20the%20page
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- position des éléments dans la page
1, record 2, French, position%20des%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20dans%20la%20page
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feuilles CSS ont été conçues pour permettre de définir de façon précise - séparément du HTML - les aspects tels que l'espacement entre les caractères, l'alignement du texte, la position des éléments dans la page, les sons et la voix, les caractéristiques des polices de caractères, etc. 2, record 2, French, - position%20des%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20dans%20la%20page
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Typography
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- font characteristic
1, record 3, English, font%20characteristic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CSS [cascading style sheets] was designed to allow precise control-outside of HTML-over character spacing, text alignment, positioning on the page, audio and speech output, font characteristics, etc. 2, record 3, English, - font%20characteristic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caractéristique de la police de caractères
1, record 3, French, caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20la%20police%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feuilles CSS [feuilles de style en cascade] ont été conçues pour permettre de définir de façon précise - séparément du HTML - les aspects tels que l'espacement entre les caractères, l'alignement du texte, la position des éléments dans la page, les sons et la voix, les caractéristiques des polices de caractères, etc. 2, record 3, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20la%20police%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipografía (Caracteres)
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- característica de tipos de letras
1, record 3, Spanish, caracter%C3%ADstica%20de%20tipos%20de%20letras
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- característica de los caracteres de imprenta 2, record 3, Spanish, caracter%C3%ADstica%20de%20los%20caracteres%20de%20imprenta
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Características que distinguen un carácter de imprenta; incluyendo la orientación, la altura, estilo, peso de impresión. 2, record 3, Spanish, - caracter%C3%ADstica%20de%20tipos%20de%20letras
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-08-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rich text
1, record 4, English, rich%20text
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- richtext 2, record 4, English, richtext
correct
- styled text 3, record 4, English, styled%20text
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The result of adding information to plain text. 3, record 4, English, - rich%20text
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rich text... supports text formatting, such as bold, italics, and underlining, as well as different fonts, font sizes, and colored text. Rich text documents can also include page formatting options, such as custom page margins, line spacing, and tab widths. 4, record 4, English, - rich%20text
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When everything except primary content is removed from rich text, only plain text should remain. 3, record 4, English, - rich%20text
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Most word processors allow you to save rich text documents in the generic Rich Text Format. This file format, which uses the .RTF extension keeps most, if not all the text formatting. However, because it is a standard format, it can be opened by just about any word processing program and even most basic text editors. 4, record 4, English, - rich%20text
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- texte enrichi
1, record 4, French, texte%20enrichi
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- texte de fantaisie 1, record 4, French, texte%20de%20fantaisie
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat de l'adjonction d'information supplémentaire au texte brut. 1, record 4, French, - texte%20enrichi
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand un texte enrichi est entièrement dépouillé de tout sauf de son contenu essentiel, il ne reste plus que le texte brut. 1, record 4, French, - texte%20enrichi
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ofimática
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- texto enriquecido
1, record 4, Spanish, texto%20enriquecido
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El texto enriquecido es un texto con opciones de formato comunes, como negritas y cursivas, que no están disponibles en el texto sin formato. 1, record 4, Spanish, - texto%20enriquecido
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-07-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- kerning table
1, record 5, English, kerning%20table
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The kerning table contains the values that control the intercharacter spacing for the glyphs in a font. 2, record 5, English, - kerning%20table
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- table de crénage
1, record 5, French, table%20de%20cr%C3%A9nage
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de paires d'approches entre les lettres. 1, record 5, French, - table%20de%20cr%C3%A9nage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
table de crénage : Terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire du prépresse de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 2, record 5, French, - table%20de%20cr%C3%A9nage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-03-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Publishing
- Office Automation
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- font spacing
1, record 6, English, font%20spacing
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Word processors frequently have two types of font spacing : proportional spacing(typically used for standard book publishing) and fixed spacing(which has the appearance of typewriter script, fonts such as Courier and Monaco). 2, record 6, English, - font%20spacing
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éditique
- Bureautique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- espacement de police
1, record 6, French, espacement%20de%20police
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- espacement de police de caractères 2, record 6, French, espacement%20de%20police%20de%20caract%C3%A8res
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Publicación electrónica
- Ofimática
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- espaciado de tipos de caracteres
1, record 6, Spanish, espaciado%20de%20tipos%20de%20caracteres
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- espaciamiento de tipos de letras 2, record 6, Spanish, espaciamiento%20de%20tipos%20de%20letras
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Todos los tipos de caracteres están diseñados con un espaciamiento fijo o proporcional. Al usar el espaciamiento fijo todas las celdas de caracteres tienen el mismo ancho, mientras que con el espaciamiento proporcional el ancho de cada celda de carácter depende del tamaño del carácter. 1, record 6, Spanish, - espaciado%20de%20tipos%20de%20caracteres
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-10-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Display Technology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- unit space
1, record 7, English, unit%20space
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The minimum amount of additional spacing acceptable for purposes of horizontal justification, as specified by the font designer. 2, record 7, English, - unit%20space
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- espace d'unité
1, record 7, French, espace%20d%27unit%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- pas minimal pour justification horizontale 2, record 7, French, pas%20minimal%20pour%20justification%20horizontale
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- espacio de unidad
1, record 7, Spanish, espacio%20de%20unidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad mínima de espaciamiento adicional aceptable, referida al alineamiento horizontal, según lo haya especificado el diseñador del tipo de caracteres. 2, record 7, Spanish, - espacio%20de%20unidad
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