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WINDOW ARRANGEMENT [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Wiring (Building Elements)
  • Lighting
DEF

An arrangement of incandescent lamps or electrical discharge tubing to outline or call attention to certain features such as the shape of a building or the decoration of a window.

OBS

outline lighting: term and definition standardized by CSA.

OBS

outline lighting: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations électriques (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Éclairage
DEF

Disposition de lampes à incandescence ou de tubes électriques à décharge pour faire ressortir ou mettre en évidence certaines caractéristiques telles que la forme d'un bâtiment ou la décoration d'une vitrine.

OBS

éclairage de contour : terme et définition normalisés par l'ACNOR.

OBS

éclairage de contour : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

The arrangement and design of windows in a building.

DEF

Arrangement of windows in the walls of a house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Façon dont les fenêtres d'un bâtiment, d'un appartement, d'une chambre sont réparties.

OBS

Le Trésor de la langue française mentionne que «fenestration» au sens de «fenestrage» est vieilli alors que Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse ne fait pas cette remarque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Disposición y proporciones del conjunto de ventanas en la fachada de un edificio.

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Record 3 2011-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

The arrangement of secondary windows and icons in a pull-down application, so that each window is offset on two sides from the window it overlaps.

OBS

Terminology of window elements, menus, dialog boxes, message boxes other GUI screen elements, keys, user actions, and applications for Microsoft Windows.

Key term(s)
  • cascaded windowing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
OBS

Terminologie des éléments à fenêtre, menus, boîtes de dialogue et de message, autres éléments d'écran IUG, touches, interventions utilisateur et applications de Microsoft Windows.

Spanish

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