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Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- webrover
1, record 1, English, webrover
see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- web rover 2, record 1, English, web%20rover
see observation
- Web rover 3, record 1, English, Web%20rover
- personal spider 4, record 1, English, personal%20spider
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Teleport Pro touts itself as a "personal spider" or "webrover." What does it do? It loads up a specified webpage, and searches it for files of a certain type (and downloads them), searches the entire internet for sites matching a certain context and/or file type, or totally clones an entire website for browsing on your hard disk drive. It can also search sites for keyword(s) or follow every link from a specified start point. 4, record 1, English, - webrover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
web rover; webrover: The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that “web” not be capitalized when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen. 3, record 1, English, - webrover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aspirateur de sites Internet
1, record 1, French, aspirateur%20de%20sites%20Internet
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aspirateur Web 2, record 1, French, aspirateur%20Web
see observation, masculine noun
- aspirateur web 3, record 1, French, aspirateur%20web
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Teleport Pro v1.29. Aspirateur de sites Internet qui permet de naviguer sur des sites en mode hors connexion. 1, record 1, French, - aspirateur%20de%20sites%20Internet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aspirateur Web : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé après un nom qu’il qualifie. Il est toujours invariable. 4, record 1, French, - aspirateur%20de%20sites%20Internet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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