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AUTOMATIC CARRIAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automatic carriage
1, record 1, English, automatic%20carriage
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A control mechanism, for a printing or writing device, that can automatically control the feeding, spacing, skipping, and ejecting of paper or preprinted forms. 2, record 1, English, - automatic%20carriage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
automatic carriage: term standardized by CSA. 3, record 1, English, - automatic%20carriage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chariot automatique
1, record 1, French, chariot%20automatique
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mécanisme de commande d'une imprimante. 2, record 1, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il contrôle automatiquement l'alimentation, l'espacement, les sauts et la sortie des listes imprimées. 2, record 1, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 3, record 1, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
chariot automatique : terme normalisé par la CSA. 5, record 1, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
- Ofimática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carro automático
1, record 1, Spanish, carro%20autom%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de control instalada, por ejemplo, en una máquina de escribir y en dispositivos perforadores automáticos por teclado; dicha unidad controla de modo automático los espacios, saltos, alimentación y salida del papel, etc. 2, record 1, Spanish, - carro%20autom%C3%A1tico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Wood Sawing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- automatic carriage 1, record 2, English, automatic%20carriage
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Sciage du bois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chariot automatique
1, record 2, French, chariot%20automatique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 2, record 2, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - chariot%20automatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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