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Record 1 2013-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Defects and Failures
  • Computer Graphics
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

An undesirable rhythmic variation in one of the characteristics of a display image, such as intensity or color.

OBS

flicker: term standardized by CSA and ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défectuosités et pannes (Électronique)
  • Infographie
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Variation rythmique indésirable d'une caractéristique d'une image, telle que la luminosité ou la couleur.

OBS

papillotement : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

OBS

Selon l'Office de la langue française (source «l») «papillotement» est «à employer» tandis que «sautillement» et «scintillement» sont «à tolérer».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Defectos y fallas electrónicos
  • Gráficos de computadora
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
DEF

Desvanecimiento y aparición rápida de las imágenes, en la pantalla de un tubo de rayos catódicos, debido a una velocidad de regeneración que no es lo suficientemente alta para mantener fijas las imágenes.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.03.28 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

undesirable rhythmic variation in one of the characteristics of a display image, such as intensity or color

OBS

flicker: 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)
13.03.28 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

variation rythmique indésirable d'une caractéristique d'une image, telle que la luminosité ou la couleur

OBS

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

Spanish

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