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INK JET METHOD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-impact Printing
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ink-jet printing
1, record 1, English, ink%2Djet%20printing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ink jet method 2, record 1, English, ink%20jet%20method
correct
- ink jetting 3, record 1, English, ink%20jetting
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of printing that requires a stream of electrically charged ink to be directed, through a nozzle, at the paper. This "ink-jet" is controlled by a magnetic field to produce dot-matrix characters. 2, record 1, English, - ink%2Djet%20printing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In advertising,] used mainly for personalizing direct mail material. 4, record 1, English, - ink%2Djet%20printing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The technologies used include bubble-jet (named after the Canon Bubble jet ink jet printer) and drop-on-demand (or piezoelectric) printing. 1, record 1, English, - ink%2Djet%20printing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ink jet printing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Impression sans impact
- Périphériques (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impression par jet d'encre
1, record 1, French, impression%20par%20jet%20d%27encre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- impression au jet d'encre 2, record 1, French, impression%20au%20jet%20d%27encre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression dans lequel la forme imprimante est remplacée par un programme informatique commandant le débit d'encre. 1, record 1, French, - impression%20par%20jet%20d%27encre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'impression par jet d'encre est effectuée point par point, les points étant constitués par des gouttelettes d'encre formées par attraction électrostatique à partir d'un système d'émission dans lequel elles peuvent être déviées soit dans un plan horizontal, soit dans un plan vertical. 1, record 1, French, - impression%20par%20jet%20d%27encre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[En publicité,] ce procédé est surtout utilisé pour personnaliser les documents de publicité directe. 3, record 1, French, - impression%20par%20jet%20d%27encre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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