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PARALLEL PRINTING [7 records]

Record 1 2021-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
OBS

A mechanically produced series of equally-spaced parallel lines, used to distinguish particular areas of a map by providing a paler shade of the full printing colour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

Ensemble graphique de structure géométrique à pas constant, formé de traits parallèles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
CONT

Este tipo de rayado puede combinarse con otras formas de representar el relieve, como sombras. El resultado es un mapa sombreado con tramas superpuestas

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Record 2 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
DEF

The printing of a line of characters as a unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
DEF

Impression d'une ligne en une seule fois, tous les caractères de la ligne étant mis en place au préalable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ofimática
DEF

Impresión de computadora (ordenador) básica de una línea de caracteres a lo ancho de una página.

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Record 3 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The printing or marking of sheets of paper with parallel, vertical or horizontal lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Action ou manière de régler le papier, c.-à-d. d'y tracer ou d'y imprimer des lignes droites parallèles, verticales ou horizontales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
DEF

Impresión de la pauta del papel rayado, que hoy suele hacerse con rotativas offset o por el procedimiento de la anilina.

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Record 4 2002-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
CONT

An ingenious cylinder geometry supports parallel plate changes, so that all the plates in all the printing units can be changed in around four minutes, regardless of press length, and with a register accuracy...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
CONT

La judicieuse architecture des cylindres autorise le changement simultané des plaques : le calage complet avec une précision de repérage [...] ne prend que quatre minutes environ, quel que soit le nombre de groupes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silk-Screen Printing
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

The screen printing relationship of screen to workholder and print head. Each should be parallel to one another in order to print accurately.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sérigraphie
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Techniques industrielles

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Office Machinery
CONT

In parallel type-bar printing, there are as many type-bars(and hammers) as there are print positions(or columns) on the line, thus avoiding the horizontal shifting of the carriage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Mécanographie
CONT

La roue étant mise en position convenable, un marteau commandé électro-mécaniquement vient frapper la lamelle porteuse du caractère à imprimer et l'applique contre le cylindre [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1982-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Forms Design
OBS

The smallest possible measure of the relative movement between paper carrier and printing position, parallel to a print line, in machines with proportional spacing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Imprimés et formules
OBS

Unité de surface minimale représentant le mouvement horizontal du chariot par rapport à la position d'impression, dans le cas des machines à espacement proportionnel.

Spanish

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