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COLOUR BAR [4 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

A set of societal or legal barriers that segregates people of color from white people (as by restricting social interaction or requiring separate facilities) and prevents people of color from exercising the same rights and accessing the same opportunities as white people ...

CONT

During baseball's infancy, a colour barrier was put up by the first formal organization of baseball clubs ... When the first professional league was formed four years later, it had no written rule barring Black players, but it was tacitly understood that they were not welcome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie des relations humaines

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A strip of standard colours and patterns printed along the edge of the paper that will be trimmed off later [and which] allows press operators to check ink density and other properties affecting colour reproduction during printing.

OBS

There seems to be as many terms used to designate colour strip as there are strip manufacturers and products, e.g. GATF calls its strip "Color Test Strip"; Brunner call its product "Print Control Strip".

Key term(s)
  • color control bar
  • color bar
  • color control strip
  • color strip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Bande composée de plages de couleurs de valeurs standards imprimées à côté du document dans la marge à rogner [et qui] permet au conducteur de presse de vérifier la qualité des couleurs reproduites lors de l'impression.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Plastic
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Bioengineering
  • Scientific Research Equipment
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Technique biologique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

lignes de couleur qui apparaissent sur l'écran avant le début de l'émission.

DEF

[chromatique : qui a rapport aux couleurs; qui définit et compare toutes les couleurs.

Spanish

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