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TYPEWRITING MACHINE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- typewriter
1, record 1, English, typewriter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printer's types. 1, record 1, English, - typewriter
Record 1, Key term(s)
- typewriting machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à écrire
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clavigraphe 2, record 1, French, clavigraphe
avoid, masculine noun, Canada
- dactylographe 3, record 1, French, dactylographe
avoid, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- dactylo 4, record 1, French, dactylo
avoid, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- dactylo 4, record 1, French, dactylo
- dactylotype 2, record 1, French, dactylotype
correct, masculine noun, archaic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine permettant de remplacer l'écriture manuscrite par une écriture gravée, comme en typographie. 1, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1873, comme elle allait entrer dans la pratique générale, la machine à écrire reçut le nom de dactylographe, qui avait désigné précédemment une machine servant de moyen de communication aux sourds-muets et aux aveugles. Plus tard, la machine à écrire s'est aussi appelée dactylotype. [...] À la fin du XIXe siècle, dactylographe a commencé à désigner, en même temps que la machine, la «personne dont la profession est de se servir de la machine à écrire pour écrire ou pour transcrire des textes». Enfin, la machine a perdu, il y a une vingtaine d'années, ses noms de dactylographe et de dactylotype. Elle ne se nomme plus que machine à écrire, mais dactylographe (dactylo par abréviation) a conservé son dernier sens. [...] Le mot (clavigraphe) d'invention canadienne, mélange de latin et de grec, n'a jamais eu cours en français. C'est un barbarisme. 2, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y artículos de oficina
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- máquina de escribir
1, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A1quina%20de%20escribir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magnetic card typewriting machine 1, record 2, English, magnetic%20card%20typewriting%20machine
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mag card typewriter 2, record 2, English, mag%20card%20typewriter
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Maintains a current knowledge of equipment and its uses, such as mag card typewriters, composers.... 2, record 2, English, - magnetic%20card%20typewriting%20machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- machine à écrire à carte magnétique
1, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire%20%C3%A0%20carte%20magn%C3%A9tique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Service de traduction IBM - Montréal. 1, record 2, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire%20%C3%A0%20carte%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- combined adding and typewriting machine 1, record 3, English, combined%20adding%20and%20typewriting%20machine
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- machine à additionner et à écrire combinée
1, record 3, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20additionner%20et%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire%20combin%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- special-purpose typewriting machine 1, record 4, English, special%2Dpurpose%20typewriting%20machine
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- special-purpose typewriter 1, record 4, English, special%2Dpurpose%20typewriter
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the inherent versatility of the typewriter (...) has led to its application to many tasks (...) -- have been developed for use as composing machines 1, record 4, English, - special%2Dpurpose%20typewriting%20machine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- machine à écrire spéciale 1, record 4, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
classification des machines à écrire. (...) Les machines spéciales. Ce sont des machines établies en vue d'emplois particuliers. (...) les machines fanfold (...) les machines à écrire à plat 1, record 4, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9crire%20sp%C3%A9ciale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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