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Record 1 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • History of Technology
CONT

The rocker blotter is a writer's tool used to blot excess ink, basically designed so that you don’t have to wait for the ink to dry. Most are devised with a handle that unscrews allowing you to insert blotter paper onto the rocker. When you re-attach the handle, it tightens down the blotter paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Histoire des techniques

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

How to roll paper logs : Wet each end of one or two newspaper sheets with water; insert one end of your newspaper sheet into the center metal pipe with the slit; roll your newspaper sheet thru with the handle; attach your next sheet of newspaper onto your first sheet before completely rolling your first sheet thru; continue steps 1 thru 4 until you have created your own custom size paper log; tie each log with either string or a wire trash bag tie.

Key term(s)
  • log of paper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Music
DEF

An insert that consists of a single piece of paper that is folded to create different panels or pages.

OBS

Insert sizes range from 4 panel (one fold) up to 10 panel (four folds).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Musique
DEF

Feuillet inséré dans un boîtier de CD, que l'on a plié plusieurs fois pour créer l'illusion d'un livret.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

Helps insert, by position, or remove typing paper. [The paper bail is raised] by the action of the paper release.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
CONT

L'entraînement du papier se fait à l'aide d'un jeu de petits rouleaux [...] et d'un bras de presse-papier qui, à la partie supérieure rabat la feuille vers l'arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
DEF

Varilla de metal con un rodillo de fricción, diseñada para sujetar firmemente el papel contra el rodillo sobre la posición de impresión.

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Record 5 1996-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

To insert a sheet of paper into a printing press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Action de placer des feuilles de papier sur la table de marge d'une presse.

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

In the last few decades, photographic methods of producing pages of type have rapidly evolved. Phototypesetting uses a variety of mechanical, optical, and electronic methods of projecting the image of a type character onto a photosensitive film, paper, or printing plate.... Advanced exposing methods, such as laser-beam recording, can scan copy, set type, compose pages, insert drawings and halftones, create tabular material, and expose all those images directly onto printing plates or phototypeset films and papers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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Record 7 1991-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Plastic or paper insert surrounding the shot charge in a shotshell to reduce distortion of the shot when passing through the barrel.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Chemise de plastique ou de papier entourant la charge de plombs d'une cartouche de fusil de chasse pour réduire la déformation des plombs durant le passage dans le canon.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reprography
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
OBS

(...) to operate, place the material to be reproduced in contact with a(...) sensitized paper, expose to light(...) place exposed sensitized paper with developing paper, insert in developing and fixing bath

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reprographie
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

C'est une exclusivité Kodak et un procédé inversion transfert particulier.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

to insert paper, move the paper-bail lever forward and move it back to hold the paper against the platen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
CONT

pour insérer les feuilles, tirer vers soi le levier du presse-papier, puis le pousser vers l'arrière pour maintenir le papier contre le cylindre.

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Packaging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
  • Emballages

Spanish

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