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THUMBWHEEL [4 records]

Record 1 2011-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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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)
13.04.28 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

valuator device that employs a wheel rotatable about its axis

OBS

A pair of thumbwheels can be used for two-dimensional locations: one thumbwheel provides the position in the vertical direction, while the other provides the position in the horizontal direction.

OBS

thumbwheel: 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)
13.04.28 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

comparateur comportant une roue mobile autour de son axe

OBS

Une paire de molettes peut servir pour une localisation bidimensionnelle : l'une des molettes fournit la position verticale et l'autre la position horizontale.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A valuator device that employs a wheel rotatable about its axis.

OBS

A pair of thumbwheels can be used for two-dimensional locations: one thumbwheel provides the position in the vertical direction, while the other provides the position in the horizontal direction.

OBS

thumb wheel; thumbweel: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Comparateur comportant une roue mobile autour de son axe.

OBS

Une paire de molettes peut servir pour une localisation bidimensionnelle : l'une des molettes fournit la position verticale et l'autre la position horizontale.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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