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LETTER SHIFT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telephones
- Telegraph Codes
- Air Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- letter shift
1, record 1, English, letter%20shift
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A physical shift in the teletypewriter that enables the printing of alphabetic characters. 2, record 1, English, - letter%20shift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettre shift: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 3, record 1, English, - letter%20shift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Téléphones
- Codes télégraphiques
- Transport aérien
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signal lettres
1, record 1, French, signal%20lettres
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inversion lettres 2, record 1, French, inversion%20lettres
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à caractère d'inversion lettres. 3, record 1, French, - signal%20lettres
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
inversion lettres; signal lettres : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 4, record 1, French, - signal%20lettres
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Teléfonos
- Códigos telegráficos
- Transporte aéreo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cambio a letras
1, record 1, Spanish, cambio%20a%20letras
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- inversión letras 1, record 1, Spanish, inversi%C3%B3n%20letras
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- posición letras 1, record 1, Spanish, posici%C3%B3n%20letras
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- conmutación a letras 2, record 1, Spanish, conmutaci%C3%B3n%20a%20letras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tecla del teclado (o código generado por dicha tecla) que significa que los caracteres que siguen deben leerse como letras hasta que aparezca una conmutación a cifras en el mensaje. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cambio%20a%20letras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cambio a letras; inversión letras; posición letras : términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 3, record 1, Spanish, - cambio%20a%20letras
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