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TV COMPUTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
- Internet and Telematics
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- telecomputer
1, record 1, English, telecomputer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- teleputer 2, record 1, English, teleputer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Some] communications experts foresee a time when interactive electronic communications will merge and everything from movies-on-demand and home shopping services to electronic texts and network television will be available over the same "telecomputer," or TV-computer set. 3, record 1, English, - telecomputer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Someday even our television sets (not only telephones) may be part of cyberspace, transformed into interactive "teleputers" by so-called full-service networks like the ones several cable-TV companies (including Time Warner) are building along the old cable lines, using fiber optics and high-speed switches. 4, record 1, English, - telecomputer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- TV-computer set
- TV computer set
- TV computer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
- Internet et télématique
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- télé-ordinateur
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9%2Dordinateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'heure du télé-ordinateur a sonné. La firme nippone Sharp commercialise depuis cette année au Japon, [...] X-1, un système combinant télévision et ordinateur dans un même boîtier. X-1 dispose d'un clavier détachable pour commander la télévision tout comme l'ordinateur. L'ensemble peut notamment être utilisé pour programmer la mise en route et la sélection des canaux à volonté. 2, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9%2Dordinateur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- téléordinateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
- Internet y telemática
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- telecomputadora
1, record 1, Spanish, telecomputadora
correct, feminine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- TV-PC 2, record 1, Spanish, TV%2DPC
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- teleordenador 3, record 1, Spanish, teleordenador
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Algún día lo llamarán telecomputadora o simplemente TV-PC. Como quiera que sea, las industrias de televisión y computación están trabajando intensamente en la producción de un solo aparato que combine el disfrutar de la televisión y disponer al mismo tiempo de un ordenador. 2, record 1, Spanish, - telecomputadora
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