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HOURGLASS ICON [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The pictorial representation of an hourglass appearing on the screen to show that the computer or the system is performing an operation.

OBS

Term and definition given by the President of the Canadian Committee for ISO standards in information technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Sorte de curseur ayant cette forme

OBS

Icone (nom masculin ou féminin, sans accent circonflexe): signe dont le signifiant et le signifié sont dans une relation "naturelle" (ressemblance, évocation).

Spanish

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