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CAPTIONED PHONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- captioned telephone
1, record 1, English, captioned%20telephone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- captioned phone 2, record 1, English, captioned%20phone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A captioned telephone looks and acts like any other traditional telephone with one important difference: it shows word-for-word captions of everything the caller says. 3, record 1, English, - captioned%20telephone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- téléphone à sous-titrage
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20%C3%A0%20sous%2Dtitrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teléfonos
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- teléfono con subtítulos
1, record 1, Spanish, tel%C3%A9fono%20con%20subt%C3%ADtulos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- teléfono subtitulado 1, record 1, Spanish, tel%C3%A9fono%20subtitulado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El teléfono con subtítulos [...] es útil para los individuos que tienen cierta cantidad de pérdida auditiva, lo que dificulta entender lo que se dice por teléfono. Con [este teléfono], los usuarios hablan directamente con la otra parte y escuchan mientras leen leyendas de palabra por palabra de lo que se les dice. Los subtítulos aparecen en la pantalla de visualización integrada y brillante del teléfono[,] justo momentos después de que la otra parte haya hablado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tel%C3%A9fono%20con%20subt%C3%ADtulos
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