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POSITIVE [7 records]

Record 1 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
OBS

POSITIVE: term standardized by ANSI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

POSITIVE : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
DEF

A photographic film, designed for printing of positive transparencies from negatives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
DEF

En photographie, film dont les valeurs claires et sombres sont les mêmes que l'original.

OBS

Le contraire d'un négatif.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Reprography
DEF

An image in which the tones correspond to those of the original, light objects being light and dark objects being dark.

OBS

By opposition to latent image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Reprographie
OBS

S'oppose à image latente.

OBS

positif; copie positive : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • épreuve positive

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

A photographic image with dark lines, ... and neutral tones on a light background.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Image présentant des graphismes sombres sur fond clair.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

With a raised design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Dont le motif est en relief.

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
OBS

(in respect of a sample)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
OBS

Se dit du résultat d'une analyse d'échantillon.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Reproduction
DEF

Any graphic element which appears in its original form, i.e. dark on a light background.

OBS

Not to be confused with a positive in photography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production graphique
DEF

Élément graphique qui paraît dans sa forme originale, c'est-à-dire foncé sur fond pâle.

Spanish

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