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Record 1 2019-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

... a peer-to-peer Internet currency that enables instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world.

CONT

Litecoin is based on an open source global payment network that is not controlled by any central authority.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Cryptomonnaie pair-à-pair qui permet d'effectuer des paiements instantanés partout dans le monde.

OBS

[...] le litecoin permet des transactions plus rapides (1 bloc toutes les 2,5 min contre 10 pour le bitcoin).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The biggest industry trend in the IT [information technology] sector is the move from the Internet world to the participation age... With regard to the move away from the "Internet age" to the participation age, in which instant messaging, blogging, e-mail and podcasting are the norm... this move was a good and positive thing and would enhance all forms of media.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Le [blogue] est le meilleur exemple de cette nouvelle ère de la participation. L'origine du [blogue] est égocentrique : c'est la capacité d'un être humain de publier ses propres pensées pour être lu par sa famille, ses amis et peut-être quelques utilisateurs inconnus d'Internet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

[…] hoy nos encontramos inmersos en la era de la participación, la era de la Web 2.0, donde la relación con la red es bidireccional: el usuario pasa de ser un mero receptor de información a desempeñar un papel activo mediante su participación directa en la creación, modificación y difusión de dicha información.

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Record 3 1985-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Telecommunications
Key term(s)
  • A report on telecommunications in Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Télécommunications
Key term(s)
  • Rapport sur les télécommunications du Canada

Spanish

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