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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Standards
- Computer Graphics
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Phase Alternate Line 1, record 1, English, Phase%20Alternate%20Line
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Phase Alternating Line 2, record 1, English, Phase%20Alternating%20Line
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de normes
- Infographie
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- PAL
1, record 1, French, PAL
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne d'alternance de phase 2, record 1, French, ligne%20d%27alternance%20de%20phase
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Norme allemande de télévision utilisant 625 lignes et 50 demi-images (25 images) par seconde. 1, record 1, French, - PAL
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
système allemand de télévision. 2, record 1, French, - PAL
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- PAL
1, record 2, English, PAL
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- PAL system 2, record 2, English, PAL%20system
correct
- phase alternate line 3, record 2, English, phase%20alternate%20line
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The [analog] television system used in the UK and most of Western Europe except France ... based on a 625-line structure. 4, record 2, English, - PAL
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Frames are displayed at 25 frames per second. Used in most European countries. (Other standards: NTSC (USA) and Secam (France/Former USSR)). 2, record 2, English, - PAL
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
So named because the chroma subsignal phase is different on each successive scan line to reduce picture artifacts. 5, record 2, English, - PAL
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système PAL
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20PAL
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système normalisé européen de balayage et transmission des signaux analogiques télé. 2, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20PAL
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le système PAL (Phase Alternative by Line, 625 lignes) est employé au Royaume-Uni et dans la majorité des pays de l'Europe de l'Ouest, en Australie, en Nouvelle-Zélande et en Afrique du Sud. Le système SECAM (Sequential Color with Memory, 625 lignes) se retrouve en France et en Europe de l'Est. 3, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20PAL
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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