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PNG [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diplomacy
DEF

A diplomatic official who is personally not acceptable to the government of the foreign country to which he is accredited.

OBS

persona non grata: The plural form is "personnae non gratae."

Key term(s)
  • personnae non gratae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diplomatie
DEF

Agent diplomatique qui n'a pas été agréé ou qui n'est plus agréé par l'État étranger où il doit exercer ses fonctions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diplomacia
DEF

Agente diplomático que, por decisión del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores local, es expulsado del territorio del Estado donde está acreditado.

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Record 2 2020-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
CONT

In passive night vision goggles, only the available light is amplified and [one] can't see anything if there is total darkness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
PG
classification system code, see observation
PNG
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country in Oceania.

OBS

Capital: Port Moresby.

OBS

Inhabitant: Papua New Guinean.

OBS

Papua New Guinea: common name of the country.

OBS

PG; PNG: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
PG
classification system code, see observation
PNG
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État insulaire d'Océanie [...] situé en Mélanésie dans le sud-ouest de l'océan Pacifique à l'est de l'Indonésie et au nord de l'Australie.

OBS

Capitale : Port Moresby.

OBS

Habitant : Papouan-Néo-Guinéen, Papouane-Néo-Guinéenne.

OBS

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

PG; PNG : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, visiter la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
PG
classification system code, see observation
PNG
classification system code, see observation
OBS

País de Oceanía.

OBS

Capital: Port Moresby.

OBS

Habitante: papú.

OBS

Papúa Nueva Guinea: nombre usual del país.

OBS

PG; PNG: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 4 2011-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

PNG: Developed as a patent-free alternative to GIF, the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format is used for losslessly compressing and displaying images on the World Wide Web. Unlike GIF, PNG supports 24-bit images and produces background transparency without jagged edges; however, some older versions of Web browsers may not support PNG images.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
CONT

Le PNG (Portable Network Graphics), peut aussi bien s'utiliser pour des photos que pour des graphiques. Format libre de droit créé par W3C, destiné à remplacer le format GIF, soumis quant à lui à des droits d'utilisation. Le PNG utilise une compression non dégradante, comme le GIF, accepte la transparence, et peut être animé et entrelacé.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Public Works and Government Services Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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