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REFLECTIVE STRIP [4 records]

Record 1 2009-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas de oficina
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Record 2 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Road Traffic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Circulation routière

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A marker(reflective or transparent strip or perforation) that indicates the beginning of the area on which information is magnetically recorded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
DEF

Marqueur (réflecteur) indiquant au dérouleur la position que doit prendre la bande lors de sa mise en place ou avant son retrait (en mode déconnecté).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Punto reflector en la parte posterior de una cinta magnética [...] el cual se detecta fotoeléctricamente para indicar el punto en la cinta donde comienzan los registros.

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Record 4 1984-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

A visible reflective strip placed on a magnetic tape(usually eight to ten feet from the beginning) that indicates the start of the area on the tape available for representing data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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