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WINDOW COVERING [9 records]

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Record 1 2022-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Curtains and Blinds
OBS

These regulations are repealed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Rideaux et stores
OBS

Ce règlement est abrogé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curtains and Blinds
DEF

... an indoor window covering that is equipped with at least one cord.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rideaux et stores
DEF

Couvre-fenêtre d'intérieur muni d'au moins une corde.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.05.53 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

block the initiation of actions or selections associated with a displayed object

OBS

The occlusion of an option is typically indicated by covering its name or icon with a partially transparent window(13. 05. 27).

OBS

occlude: 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)
13.05.53 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

empêcher le choix d'une option associée à un objet affiché

OBS

L'oblitération d'une option est généralement effectuée en recouvrant son nom ou son icône par une fenêtre (13.05.27) semi-transparente.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

At launch, P6 weighs 17. 5 tons and measures 16-by-16-by 49 feet. It is equipped with two solar wings, each one made up of two solar cell panels that will convert sunlight to electricity. The panels are rolled up like window shades at launch and housed in rectangular "blanket boxes" measuring 15 feet by 20 inches. When fully extended, each 15-foot-wide blanket will stretch 110 feet. From the tip of one two-blanket wing to the tip of the other is roughly 240 feet. The blankets include some 32, 400 solar cells covering a quarter of an acre. The blanket boxes are locked to the sides of the P6 truss for launch. They must be unlatched and rotated up 90 degrees, one on either side of the truss like arms extending from a shoulder for deployment.

OBS

blanket box: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Tanner a sorti les deux coffres de panneaux solaires et les a mis en position de déploiement. Mais les commandes de l'ordinateur pour désengager les tiges maintenant les coffres fermés n'ont pas fonctionné.

OBS

coffre de panneau solaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • Curtains and Blinds
OBS

Saint John, New Brunswick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Rideaux et stores

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

To block the initiation of actions or selections associated with a displayed object.

OBS

NOTE-The occlusion of an option is typically indicated by covering its name or icon with a partially transparent window.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Empêcher le choix d'une option associée à un objet affiché.

OBS

NOTE - L'oblitération d'une option est généralement effectuée en recouvrant son nom ou son icône par une fenêtre semi-transparente.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
CONT

The window manager must handle such problems as moving windows, covering and uncovering overlapping windows, scaling or clipping primitives to fit in the currently visible part of a window and finally rasterizing the visible primitives for display on the screen. As yet there is no commonly accepted design for such window managers.

CONT

We developed a powerful authoring program that can relate rules and facts, coping with difficult problems involving variables. Then we "applied" the idea, packaging it with conventional hardware ... and software ..., and integrating it to a conventional database and window management system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
CONT

Le Yankee Group estime qu'IBM développerait son propre système d'exploitation par extension du gestionnaire de fenêtre Topview.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

An adhesive or sliding tab covering or uncovering the write-enable notch or window of a diskette to protect its contents against overwriting.

OBS

A tape-like tab is used on 5¼-inch disks, while a sliding tab is used on 3½-inch disks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Étiquette adhésive ou, selon le cas, volet coulissant, destinés à interdire l'écriture sur les disquettes et à en protéger le contenu contre l'effacement par recouvrement.

OBS

On utilise une étiquette adhésive sur les disquettes 5 ¼ pouces, tandis que les disquettes 3 ½ pouces sont munies d'un volet coulissant.

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curtains and Blinds
DEF

Any form of blinds or curtains to cover a window.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rideaux et stores
DEF

Toute forme de rideau, store ou tenture pour habiller une fenêtre.

Spanish

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