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WINDOW BOX [14 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

window box : an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

jardinière suspendue : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
  • Horticulture
DEF

A long, narrow box in which flowers and other plants are grown, placed on or attached to an outside windowsill.

Key term(s)
  • window-box

French

Domaine(s)
  • Floriculture
  • Horticulture
DEF

Boîte longue et étroite dans laquelle on met des fleurs ou d'autres plantes, et qu'on fixe sur le rebord d'une fenêtre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
DEF

Cobaea scandens, family Polemoniaceae, a woody vine grown as an annual in greenhouse and in warm areas in a window box for its violet or greenish purple flowers. Native to Mexico.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Floriculture
DEF

Plante grimpante à feuilles composées, à fleurs en cloche, d'abord vertes, puis d'un bleu violacé. (Ses tiges peuvent avoir une vingtaine de mètres de longueur. Famille des polémoniacées.).

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2011-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.05.61 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<computer graphics> small rectangular box that may appear on one of the corners or in the middle of the side of a bounding box or a window(13. 05. 27), and that is used to resize the graphic object or the window(13. 05. 27)

OBS

handle: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
13.05.61 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

<infographie> petit rectangle qui peut apparaître à l'un des angles ou sur un côté d'un cadre d'objet ou d'une fenêtre (13.05.27), et qui permet de redimensionner l'objet ou la fenêtre

OBS

poignée : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Video Technology
DEF

An alternate [image format] to letterboxing in which the left and right frame lines of the film frame are visible on the television screen as well as the top and bottom lines.

CONT

Windowbox ... is the name given to a picture which has bars at the sides instead (or as well as) bars at the top and bottom. 4:3 pictures are occasionally displayed windowboxed on widescreen televisions.

OBS

The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>.

Key term(s)
  • window box
  • window box format
  • window-box
  • window-box format

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Format d'image parallèle au format panoramique («letterbox») dans lequel les lignes verticales de droite et de gauche qui parcourent l'image filmée sont visibles sur l'écran télé au même titre que les lignes horizontales supérieures et inférieures.

Key term(s)
  • format window box
  • format window-box

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
  • Computer Display Technology
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A copy of original videotape with the eight-digit code displayed in a rectangular area generally at the bottom of the screen.

OBS

This window area may be surrounded by a black box so that the time code numbers stand out against a light background.

OBS

The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
  • Infographie
DEF

Copie d'une bande vidéo originale comportant le code temporel à 8 chiffres (heure, minutes, secondes et numéro d'image dans la seconde) s'affichant dans un espace rectangulaire au bas de l'écran.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-03-11

English

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

In a multimedia system or windows-based computer interface, a box or small window that asks the user to choose from a number of options or to verify an action they have taken.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Infographie
DEF

Fenêtre d'écran souvent utilisée dans des programmes pourvus d'une interface utilisateur graphique (par exemple, Windows) et permettant un dialogue avec l'utilisateur par l'intermédiaire de différents types de champs (boutons, zones de saisie, menus, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Ventana temporal, en la pantalla, que contiene una indicación en forma de pregunta cada vez que el programa ejecutor necesita una respuesta de parte del usuario.

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Record 8 2003-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Protection of Life
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

GlassLock, San Jose, Calif. ... Offers a number of glass hazard mitigation retrofit products -- blast, windstorm, seismic and forced entry.

CONT

Bomb blast net curtains were invented by the British during World War II for reducing the glass hazard associated with explosion incidents. They consist of translucent Kevlar curtains that are longer and wider than the window and have weights at the bottom. The excess curtain length is placed into a box at the base of the window. When an explosion occurs, the curtains billow out, permitting the air-blast to pass through, but capturing a significant portion of the glass fragments. The British often augment this with 4 mil film coating with blast curtains to provide an effective glass hazard mitigation design for annealed glass windows.

CONT

80-85% of the injuries sustained during an explosion are caused by flying glass. GovSupply employs a two-pronged strategy designed to protect a building and its occupants against the detrimental effects of a blast load. Our blast resistant products are built to withstand the force of the blast load, while our glass hazard mitigation technologies control how glass will fail during the event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Courage [Distribution Inc.] possède tous les renseignements concernant les diverses combinaisons de pellicules et de verre afin d'offrir la meilleure protection contre le bris de vitres. Les pellicules à contrôle solaire de Sun-Gard [nom de marque] offrent des garanties optionnelles contre le bris des vitres et la défectuosité des joints.

CONT

Pellicule pour fenêtres intérieures [...], aspect papier de riz, blanc neige, 50 po x 98,4 pi. Pellicule blanche à l'aspect du papier de riz conçue avec les propriétés des pellicules de confidentialité et de sécurité. La pellicule de 2 mil combine les propriétés de protection contre les éclats de verre et les propriétés pare-soleil pour les marchés commerciaux et résidentiels.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

The area of a single page or screen in which text or other graphic elements usually appear.

OBS

text area; type area: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Sur une page ou un écran, zone où figurent généralement le texte et les autres éléments graphiques.

OBS

zone texte : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
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Record 10 2000-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Paperboard
DEF

An opaque carton with a die-cut opening usually covered by a transparent film to permit partial visibility of contents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en carton
DEF

Boîte munie d'une ouverture pré-découpée permettant d'en voir partiellement le contenu.

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

One of a group of symbols, such as a small filled square, associated with a graphics object as displayed by a drawing package.

DEF

A small rectangular box that may appear on one of the corners or in the middle of the side of a bounding box or a window, and that is used to resize the graphic object or the window.

OBS

handle: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Petite forme qui apparaît autour d'un objet indiquant qu'il est sélectionné et peut être modifié.

DEF

Petit rectangle qui peut apparaître à l'un des angles ou sur un côté d'un cadre d'objet ou d'une fenêtre, et qui permet de redimensionner l'objet ou la fenêtre.

OBS

poignée : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

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Record 12 1996-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Office Automation
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

An icon in the tool bar that one clicks to produce a dialog box or to transform the pointer into a tool shape when the pointer moves over a document window.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Bureautique
  • Éditique

Spanish

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Record 13 1994-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
CONT

... a special goals window reminds the student about the current goal in solving the problem.

CONT

A ... Goals window reminds the student about the current goal in the problem-solving.

CONT

... a "goal window" was included in which a student was required to "post" the goal(s) she was working on before selecting operators.... An open box around a node indicates the goal currently being worked on, and a closed box... indicates that a goal has been satisfied.

CONT

... goal-posting improved problem-solving performance ... we should include a goal window in our problem-solving environments and ... this will facilitate student learning... ...how can the information provided by interactions with a goal window be used by an ITS [intelligent tutoring system] to carry on discussions about the student’s goals? ... The student’s progress through the plans is automatically marked in the goal window (the tick indicating achieved plans, the arrow pointing to the current goal).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
DEF

Espace-écran dans lequel sont affichés, à l'intention de l'apprenant, les buts visés par l'exercice de résolution de problème en cours.

Spanish

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Record 14 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

Improved type of printing frame. A box contains the printing light, and the negative and paper are held down on to a glass window in the top.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

La tireuse [...] permet d'effectuer [...] le tirage par contact des épreuves positives sur papier. Elle se compose d'une boîte à lumière transparente sur laquelle on dispose le cliché et le papier sensible.

Spanish

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