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MICROFILM MACHINE [5 records]

Record 1 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
DEF

[A machine which] centers, checks and mounts microfilm frames accurately onto... aperture cards...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
DEF

Machine qui effectue le centrage, l'inspection et le montage précis des micro-images dans les cartes à microfilm.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

a machine which projects an enlarged image from microfilm, develops, and fixes the image on a suitable material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

machine à grand rendement munie de perfectionnements assurant un travail rapide et faisant obtenir le meilleur résultat possible des clichés les plus divers.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

-for a photocopier,-guides paper as it leaves the machine,-may also be used on microfilm machines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
CONT

empileur où les feuilles sont correctement rangées en piles.

OBS

Il s'agit d'un empileur à parois ajustables au format de la photocopie.

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Informatics
CONT

The COM operator mounts the reel of tape to be converted. He then inserts a forms overlay(transparent copy of the form being processed) into the machine and locates the proper routine to be used by the machine to process the particular document. Throughout the processing, the COM operator observes the work and reacts to various indicators on the operator's console. As the recorded information is read and transmitted to the COM unit, microfilm images are produced. PACAR

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)

Spanish

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