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BLANCO FIJO [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2003-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

Aiming a gun either by sighting at a fixed object, called the aiming point, instead of the target or by using a means of pointing other than a sight, such as a gun director, when the target cannot be seen from the gun position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artillería de campaña
DEF

Procedimiento de apuntar una pieza, basándose en un objeto fijo, llamado referencia de puntería, en vez de hacerlo sobre el blanco, o mediante otros procedimientos, tales como una pieza directriz cuando el blanco no se ve directamente desde la posición de la pieza.

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Record 2 2001-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

The key on the computer keyboard that is marked with forward and backword arrows. It advances the cursor to a preset spot.

CONT

In localmode, pressing the TAB key moves the cursor one tab position to the right; or, if there are no more tabs, to the right margin. (See Set-up A). In online mode, the terminal sends a tab code to the host. ... In Set-up B and C, the TAB key moves the cursor to the start of the next block of parameters.

Key term(s)
  • tabulator
  • tab-key
  • tab stop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
CONT

[La] tabulation (TAB) génère des espaces sur une ligne jusqu'à une position précédemment définie.

CONT

Seul, l'emplacement non modifié de la touche Tabulation ne soulève aucun problème [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ofimática
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Tecla usada para insertar un número fijo de caracteres en blanco en un documento.

OBS

Esta tecla suele usarse frecuentemente para controlar el cursor en los menús de instrucciones en la pantalla.

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Record 3 1998-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

Dull, flat, surface-finished paper made from a high freeness pulp stock and coated on both sides with calcium carbonate-containing materials. It is used where low-gloss surfaced papers are required, as in some book printing paper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Papier couché offrant une surface lisse mate.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de papel
DEF

Papel utilizado cuando se requiere una superficie estucada de poco brillo. Normalmente se trata de un papel soporte estucado por las dos caras con carbonato cálcico o blanco fijo y con un tratamiento de acabado tal que proporcione una superficie plana y lisa con el mínimo brillo posible.

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