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HIT COMPOUND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacology
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hit expansion
1, record 1, English, hit%20expansion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hit compound expansion 2, record 1, English, hit%20compound%20%20expansion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The chemical modification of an original hit obtained from screening to generate a suite of related derivatives. 3, record 1, English, - hit%20expansion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacologie
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- développement d'une touche
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9veloppement%20d%27une%20touche
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacology
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hit compound
1, record 2, English, hit%20compound
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hit 2, record 2, English, hit
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the key steps in the drug design process is the identification of the chemical compounds (hit compounds or just hits) that display the desired and reproducible activity against the specific biomolecular target ... 3, record 2, English, - hit%20compound
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A popular approach for finding these hits is to use a compound, known to possess some of the desired activity properties, as reference and identify other compounds from a large compound database that have a similar structure. 3, record 2, English, - hit%20compound
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacologie
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- touche
1, record 2, French, touche
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le criblage à haut débit] est effectué par des robots qui vont tester l'affinité de chaque composé directement sur la cible, en regardant plus particulièrement sa capacité à se lier avec elle. Les composés sélectionnés, appelés touches (ou «hits») vont alors être analysés plus en détail et confirmés par des tests d'activité plus poussés. 2, record 2, French, - touche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hit
1, record 3, English, hit
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- web hit 2, record 3, English, web%20hit
correct, see observation
- Web hit 3, record 3, English, Web%20hit
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any request to the Web server for any type of file. 4, record 3, English, - hit
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An HTML page can account for several hits: the page itself, each image on the page, and any embedded sound or video clips. Therefore, the number of hits a [Web site] receives is not a valid popularity gauge, but rather is an indication of server use and loading. 4, record 3, English, - hit
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The term "hit" is perhaps the most misused term in online marketing, mistakenly used to mean unique visitors, visits, page views, or all of the above. 5, record 3, English, - hit
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It] can be an HTML page, an image (jpeg, gif, png, etc.), a sound clip, a cgi script, and many other file types. 4, record 3, English, - hit
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
web hit : The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen 6, record 3, English, - hit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appel de fichier
1, record 3, French, appel%20de%20fichier
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- requête de fichier 2, record 3, French, requ%C3%AAte%20de%20fichier
correct, feminine noun
- requête 3, record 3, French, requ%C3%AAte
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- impact 4, record 3, French, impact
correct, masculine noun
- hit 3, record 3, French, hit
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Demande de fichier sur un serveur Web. 5, record 3, French, - appel%20de%20fichier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaque élément d'une page Web demandée (y compris les graphiques, un clip vidéo, du contenu audio, une animation Flash, etc.) est compté comme un appel de fichier individuel. Ainsi, une page ayant deux images nécessitera trois appels de fichier (1 page HTML + 2 images). 5, record 3, French, - appel%20de%20fichier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étant donné que le nombre d'éléments par page est très variable, les appels de fichier sont peu fiables pour l'évaluation de l'achalandage d'un site Web. 5, record 3, French, - appel%20de%20fichier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
requête : forme abrégée du terme «requête de fichier». Mise en garde : ce terme rend également la notion du terme anglais «query». 6, record 3, French, - appel%20de%20fichier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- acceso
1, record 3, Spanish, acceso
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- impacto 2, record 3, Spanish, impacto
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- pedido 3, record 3, Spanish, pedido
masculine noun, Mexico
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Solicitud de un archivo realizada al servidor. 4, record 3, Spanish, - acceso
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