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FINE TUNING [7 records]

Record 1 2004-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

Four characteristics of fine tuning a photograph -- focus, clarity, contrast, and brightness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • National and International Economics
DEF

A non-regular open market operation executed by the central bank mainly in order to deal with unexpected liquidity fluctuations in the market.

OBS

The use of the term "fine-tuning" by a government is most likely when it appears to have command of the economy and only some small adjustments are necessary ...

Key term(s)
  • fine tuning operation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Opération d'open market réalisée par la banque centrale de façon non régulière et principalement destinée à faire face aux fluctuations inattendues de la liquidité bancaire.

CONT

Les responsables de la politique ont [...] mené une politique essentiellement par action sur la demande, politique qualifiée de gestion fine (fine-tuning) ou encore de pilotage à vue, ceci afin d'assurer la régulation conjoncturelle.

Key term(s)
  • ajustement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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Record 3 1998-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A transformation operation that consists in manipulating input control to stretch selected item already on screen.

Key term(s)
  • fine tuning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Opération de transformation qui consiste à manipuler le système de commande d'entrée pour prolonger un article sélectionné se trouvant déjà à l'écran.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
OBS

optoelectronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)

Spanish

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Record 7 1980-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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