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NYLON DRUM [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
CONT

A nylon drum is integrated with the matrix disk and turns it with the same movement; the drum is encircled with as many tracks as there are channels in the binary code used to define the characters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
CONT

Un tambour en nylon tourne d'un mouvement continu asservi, par une liaison mécanique, à celui du disque porte-matrices [Il] est ceint de pistes en nombre égal à celui des canaux du code utilisé pour la frappe des lettres.

Spanish

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