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HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Internet and Telematics
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smart home
1, record 1, English, smart%20home
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- smart house 2, record 1, English, smart%20house
correct
- intelligent home 3, record 1, English, intelligent%20home
correct
- intelligent house 4, record 1, English, intelligent%20house
correct
- automated home 5, record 1, English, automated%20home
correct
- automated house 5, record 1, English, automated%20house
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dwelling containing an automated system to control functions such as security systems, zone heating and cooling appliances, and entertainment system, and to facilitate communication. 6, record 1, English, - smart%20home
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A smart home or building is a home or building, usually a new one, that is equipped with special structured wiring to enable occupants to remotely control or program an array of automated home electronic devices by entering a single command. For example, a homeowner on vacation can use a Touchtone phone to arm a home security system, control temperature gauges, switch appliances on or off, control lighting, program a home theater or entertainment system, and perform many other tasks. 7, record 1, English, - smart%20home
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Internet et télématique
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison intelligente
1, record 1, French, maison%20intelligente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maison communicante 2, record 1, French, maison%20communicante
correct, feminine noun
- maison informatisée 3, record 1, French, maison%20informatis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- maison robotisée 3, record 1, French, maison%20robotis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habitation dotée de systèmes automatisés commandant, entre autres, le système de sécurité, le chauffage et la climatisation des zones, les appareils de divertissement, etc. et facilitant la communication. 4, record 1, French, - maison%20intelligente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une maison intelligente, appelée aussi «maison informatisée» ou «robotisée», est en fait une maison construite de façon à contrôler les systèmes de chauffage, d'éclairage, de climatisation, de sécurité, etc. Une fois le réseau de câbles électriques installé, puis relié à un ordinateur central doté d'un modem téléphonique, on peut commander une action à distance. 3, record 1, French, - maison%20intelligente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Internet y telemática
- Automatización y aplicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- casa inteligente
1, record 1, Spanish, casa%20inteligente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Residential Architecture
- Building Elements
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- home automation
1, record 2, English, home%20automation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HA 2, record 2, English, HA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- house automation 3, record 2, English, house%20automation
correct
- domotics 4, record 2, English, domotics
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process or system (using different methods or equipment) which provides the ability to enhance one’s lifestyle, and make a home more comfortable, safe and efficient. 5, record 2, English, - home%20automation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Home automation can link lighting, entertainment, security, telecommunications, heating and air conditioning into one centrally controlled system. 5, record 2, English, - home%20automation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Architecture d'habitation
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- domotique
1, record 2, French, domotique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de services de l'habitat assurés par des systèmes réalisant plusieurs fonctions, pouvant être connectés entre eux et à des réseaux intérieurs et extérieurs de communication. 2, record 2, French, - domotique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parmi les fonctions, on trouve notamment l'économie et la gestion technique, l'information et la communication, la maîtrise du confort, la sécurité et l'assistance. 2, record 2, French, - domotique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Automatización y aplicaciones
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Elementos de edificios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- domótica
1, record 2, Spanish, dom%C3%B3tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- automatización de la casa 2, record 2, Spanish, automatizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20casa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de sistemas que automatizan las diferentes instalaciones de una vivienda. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dom%C3%B3tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- home entertainment system
1, record 3, English, home%20entertainment%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- home entertainment centre 2, record 3, English, home%20entertainment%20centre
correct
- home entertainment center 1, record 3, English, home%20entertainment%20center
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- système de divertissement au foyer
1, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20divertissement%20au%20foyer
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- chaîne audiovisuelle domestique 2, record 3, French, cha%C3%AEne%20audiovisuelle%20domestique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- système audiovisuel domestique 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20audiovisuel%20domestique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Installation dans une maison ou un appartement qui regroupe tous les appareils audiovisuels : chaîne stéréo, cassettophone, magnétoscope, téléviseur. 2, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20divertissement%20au%20foyer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
audiovisuel; audiovisuelle : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 3, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20divertissement%20au%20foyer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telecommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- information highway
1, record 4, English, information%20highway
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- information superhighway 2, record 4, English, information%20superhighway
correct
- data highway 3, record 4, English, data%20highway
correct
- information freeway 4, record 4, English, information%20freeway
correct
- info highway 5, record 4, English, info%20highway
correct
- I-way 6, record 4, English, I%2Dway
correct
- Infobahn 7, record 4, English, Infobahn
correct, see observation
- electronic highway 8, record 4, English, electronic%20highway
correct, see observation
- infobahn 9, record 4, English, infobahn
correct, see observation
- electronic superhighway 10, record 4, English, electronic%20superhighway
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The convergence of telephone, cable, broadcasting and computers into a stream of information and entertainment products deliverable over the air, by cable TV or phone lines or satellite. 11, record 4, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With its numerous parallel channels, the electronic highway is the realization of McLuhan’s dream of a global village. Its components are telephony, cable and microwave broadcasting, satellites and optical fibres. 11, record 4, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... an electronic highway system, as varied in its capacity and uses as is our national system of roads : a network for all of us to use in seeking vital information, government services, community participation, health care, police protection, education material, entertainment, even home shopping and banking services, allowing us to strengthen our common values and national identity [Honourable Perrin Beatty, Minister of Communications at the Vancouver INTERCOM conference, on February 23, 1993]. 12, record 4, English, - information%20highway
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "Infobahn" is a German borrowing frequently used in the Canadian and American press. It has recently undergone a semantic shift to mean "a high speed computer network" (CAOXD, 1998). The term "electronic highway" comes to information technology from the field of road transportation where it refers to an electronically-controlled highway (traffic flow and user security). 12, record 4, English, - information%20highway
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Télécommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- inforoute
1, record 4, French, inforoute
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- autoroute de l'information 2, record 4, French, autoroute%20de%20l%27information
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute informatique 3, record 4, French, autoroute%20informatique
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute numérique 3, record 4, French, autoroute%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- autoroute informationnelle 4, record 4, French, autoroute%20informationnelle
feminine noun
- autoroute électronique 5, record 4, French, autoroute%20%C3%A9lectronique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de moyens de télécommunication et d'informatique destinés à offrir au plus grand nombre possible d'usagers le plus grand nombre possible de services à grand débit, y compris des services audiovisuels. 6, record 4, French, - inforoute
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La télématique] mène à la création de ce qu'on appelle une «autoroute électronique» (sic) reliant les ordinateurs de bureau, de l'usine, de l'école, de la maison et du véhicule. [...] ses éléments structurants : la téléphonie, la câblo-distribution, les satellites, la transmission ordinaire par voie hertzienne et, enfin, la fibre optique. 7, record 4, French, - inforoute
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les inforoutes sont prévues pour constituer une «infrastructure mondiale de l'information». 6, record 4, French, - inforoute
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
France Télécom s'engage sur les inforoutes avec prudence. Le réseau Numéris, qui véhicule à la fois le téléphone, les données et les images (rudimentaires) du visiophone, est une sorte de préfiguration des inforoutes avec toutefois un débit nettement moins élevé. 8, record 4, French, - inforoute
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autoroute électronique : le sens propre du terme est «autoroute munie de systèmes de surveillance électronique de la circulation et de la sécurité des voyageurs». L'emploi de ce terme en technologie de l'information prête à confusion. 9, record 4, French, - inforoute
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- autopista de información
1, record 4, Spanish, autopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- autopista electrónica 2, record 4, Spanish, autopista%20electr%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun, Argentina, Mexico
- superautopista de información 3, record 4, Spanish, superautopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- infopista 3, record 4, Spanish, infopista
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
- supercarretera de información 3, record 4, Spanish, supercarretera%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- inforuta 4, record 4, Spanish, inforuta
correct, feminine noun, Argentina
- infopista 3, record 4, Spanish, infopista
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema informático y de telecomunicaciones por el que circula información de naturaleza multimedia (texto, imágenes, video y sonido digitalizado, conversaciones en tiempo real) accesible por usuarios interconectados desde cualquier parte del mundo. 5, record 4, Spanish, - autopista%20de%20informaci%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-05-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- high-definition television
1, record 5, English, high%2Ddefinition%20television
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- HDTV 2, record 5, English, HDTV
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- high definition TV 3, record 5, English, high%20definition%20TV
correct
- high definition television 4, record 5, English, high%20definition%20television
correct
- high-definition TV set 5, record 5, English, high%2Ddefinition%20TV%20set
correct
- high-definition television set 6, record 5, English, high%2Ddefinition%20television%20set
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A television set using digital signals instead of the standard analog format. 6, record 5, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HDTV television systems ... boast around 1200 lines (roughly twice the resolution of current systems). 7, record 5, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its ideal form(that is with onboard memory and processing power and with interactive networked links to satellite, cable and computer networks) HDTV could be the principal home information and entertainment system of the twenty-first century. 7, record 5, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
High-definition television would permit movie quality displays, though the screens must be large to perceive it. They would also let users store and manipulate images far beyond the ability of today’s videocassette recorders. 8, record 5, English, - high%2Ddefinition%20television
Record 5, Key term(s)
- digital television
- high definition TV set
- high definition television set
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- télévision haute définition
1, record 5, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 5, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
correct
- TVHD 3, record 5, French, TVHD
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- télévision à haute définition 2, record 5, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20%C3%A0%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
feminine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 5, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
feminine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 5, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
- récepteur de télévision haute définition 2, record 5, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
masculine noun
- téléviseur haute définition 2, record 5, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9viseur%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
correct, masculine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 5, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
masculine noun
- TVHD 4, record 5, French, TVHD
correct, masculine noun
- T.V.H.D. 2, record 5, French, T%2EV%2EH%2ED%2E
- téléviseur HD 2, record 5, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9viseur%20HD
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Récepteur répondant à la nouvelle norme technique de définition de l'image de télévision où l'image est mieux définie grâce à des écrans contenant 1 000 à 2 000 lignes. 5, record 5, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le programme dit HDTV (High Definition TV) de la CBS, qui visera, comme le sigle l'indique, à faire arriver du ciel des émissions à haute définition, soit 1 100 lignes au lieu de 525 pour le standard américain actuel [...] Le programme américain de RCA, qui table sur l'emploi de quatre satellites de 1 106 kg chacun offrent six canaux (quatre pour la télévision conventionnelle, deux pour la télévision haute définition). (Sciences et Avenir, numéro 444, février 1984, page 37.) 5, record 5, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20haute%20d%C3%A9finition
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-03-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Three Dimensions Operating System
1, record 6, English, Three%20Dimensions%20Operating%20System
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- 3DO 2, record 6, English, 3DO
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an interactive multimedia CD-based format to be played one TV-linked drive, developed by Electronic Arts ... expected on the market by 1993-94 (CEC Information Market Observatory, Luxembourg May 1993 "Overview of CD-based media market"). 1, record 6, English, - Three%20Dimensions%20Operating%20System
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
So is CD-I the next big wave in home entertainment? Cautious consumers may want to check out rival CD-ROM-based entertainment systems, such as the one developed by Trip Hawkins, a Redwood, Calif.-based high-tech guru. Hawkins's system, marketed as 3DO, boasts high-speed graphics processors not found in most home computers. 3, record 6, English, - Three%20Dimensions%20Operating%20System
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Panasonic Real 3DO 4, record 6, English, - Three%20Dimensions%20Operating%20System
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- 3-DO
1, record 6, French, 3%2DDO
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sega lance sa Saturn. Une console 32 bits qui va faire mal à la 3-DO. 1, record 6, French, - 3%2DDO
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-09-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Radioelectricity
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- home video
1, record 7, English, home%20video
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This Year In Home Video there has never been a more exciting time to be in the market for a home video system.... Whether you are planning to buy a budget videocassette recorder(VCR) or set up a fully equipped home-theater media room, high entertainment value can be found in great abundance.... 2, record 7, English, - home%20video
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Radioélectricité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- vidéo domestique
1, record 7, French, vid%C3%A9o%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Domaine de la technique vidéo prenant en compte le matériel et les activités reliés à cet art en tant que divertissement à la maison. 2, record 7, French, - vid%C3%A9o%20domestique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine de la vidéo domestique, le départ de cette bataille fut donné en 1972 par Phillips qui sortit le V.C.R. 1, record 7, French, - vid%C3%A9o%20domestique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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