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BIDIRECTIONAL PRINTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bidirectional printing
1, record 1, English, bidirectional%20printing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bustrophedon printing 2, record 1, English, bustrophedon%20printing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alternately printing on either direction. A line printed left-to-right is followed by a line printed right-to-left thereby avoiding usual carriage return delays, greatly increasing throughput. 3, record 1, English, - bidirectional%20printing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écriture bidirectionnelle
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9criture%20bidirectionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- impression bidirectionnelle 2, record 1, French, impression%20bidirectionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- impression «en lacet» 3, record 1, French, impression%20%C2%ABen%20lacet%C2%BB
correct, feminine noun
- impression aller-retour 4, record 1, French, impression%20aller%2Dretour
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une imprimante 132 colonnes compatible IBM-Pc. Sa vitesse d'impression est de 160 cps en écriture bidirectionnelle avec recherche optimisée. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9criture%20bidirectionnelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette tête unique permet : Une vitesse d'impression jusqu'à 250 c/s bi-directionnelle en noir et rouge. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9criture%20bidirectionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ofimática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- impresión bidireccional
1, record 1, Spanish, impresi%C3%B3n%20bidireccional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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