TERMIUM Plus®

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TWISTED PAPER [3 records]

Record 1 2014-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
DEF

In information storage and retrieval, the physical substance or material on which data is recorded(parchment, paper, film, magnetic tape or disk, optical disk, etc.) or through which data is transmitted(optical fiber, coaxial cable, twisted pair, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A pad of twisted cord covered with paper, cloth, and bamboo leaf with which a printmaker transmits pressure typically by rubbing to paper laid on an inked wood cut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Boule de crin ou de colle forte enveloppée d'un linge ou d'un morceau de cuir, servant à l'impression des gravures sur bois avant l'invention de la presse.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
OBS

See: paper sack or bag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier

Spanish

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