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DISCO LASER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- videodisk
1, record 1, English, videodisk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- video disk 2, record 1, English, video%20disk
correct
- videodisc 3, record 1, English, videodisc
correct, Great Britain
- video disc 4, record 1, English, video%20disc
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device, similar in appearance to a phonograph record, that contains audio and video material recorded on spiral or circular tracks. 1, record 1, English, - videodisk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vidéodisque
1, record 1, French, vid%C3%A9odisque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VD 2, record 1, French, VD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- disque vidéo 3, record 1, French, disque%20vid%C3%A9o
masculine noun
- disque-images 3, record 1, French, disque%2Dimages
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de stockage sur disque d'images lues par laser. 4, record 1, French, - vid%C3%A9odisque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le vidéodisque permet de stocker des images fixes [...] ou animées [...] accompagnées de son [...] avec possibilité d'accès quasi instantané à n'importe quel point de l'enregistrement. La lecture du disque se fait par laser donc sans contact, ce qui [...] confère au support une espérance de vie illimitée. Il peut être commandé par un micro-ordinateur [qui] autorise des modes de lecture très variés : avant/arrière, ralenti, accéléré, image par image [...] 5, record 1, French, - vid%C3%A9odisque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le vidéodisque peut se comparer à un disque phonographique mais les signaux vidéo, en l'occurrence les images en mouvement, aussi bien que les signaux audio, sont encodés sur le vidéodisque. Les technologies du disque optique (semblables aux vidéodisques de type laser qu'on trouve sur le marché) peuvent constituer une alternative au stockage sur disques magnétiques. Les vidéodisques peuvent contenir beaucoup plus de données numérisées au pouce carré que les disques magnétiques. 6, record 1, French, - vid%C3%A9odisque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- disco de video
1, record 1, Spanish, disco%20de%20video
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- videodisco 2, record 1, Spanish, videodisco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medio de almacenamiento rígido, en forma de plato de plástico semejante a un disco fonográfico, para datos digitales o analógicos escritos/leídos por láser. 3, record 1, Spanish, - disco%20de%20video
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ese] disco óptico [se utiliza] para el almacenamiento y captura de la información visual y de audio de imágenes de televisión o láminas fijas, las que pueden volverse a ver en una pantalla de televisión; por ejemplo, para ser usado como entretenimiento en el hogar o para el almacenamiento de datos digitales en un sistema de computadora (ordenador). 3, record 1, Spanish, - disco%20de%20video
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
videodisco: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - disco%20de%20video
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Computer Hardware
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Audio Technology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Compact Disc
1, record 2, English, Compact%20Disc
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CD 2, record 2, English, CD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- conventional CD 3, record 2, English, conventional%20CD
correct
- compact disk 4, record 2, English, compact%20disk
correct
- compact disc 5, record 2, English, compact%20disc
correct, see observation
- audio digital disk 6, record 2, English, audio%20digital%20disk
correct
- audio digital disc 6, record 2, English, audio%20digital%20disc
correct
- digital audio disc 7, record 2, English, digital%20audio%20disc
correct
- DAD 7, record 2, English, DAD
correct
- DAD 7, record 2, English, DAD
- digital audi CD 8, record 2, English, digital%20audi%20CD
correct
- Compact Disc Digital Audio 9, record 2, English, Compact%20Disc%20Digital%20Audio
correct, see observation
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
correct
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
- CD-DA 10, record 2, English, CD%2DDA
correct
- Compact Digital Audio Disc 9, record 2, English, Compact%20Digital%20Audio%20Disc
correct, see observation
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
correct
- CDDA 9, record 2, English, CDDA
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optical disk of small dimensions in which a digital signal is represented as a sequence of pits along a spiral track and is read out by a beam of light. 11, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conventional CD: today's CD and DVD technology uses tiny pits to represent individual binary digits. In molecular CDs, the position of each polymer side-chain determines its opacity. Instead of single bits read from single pits on disc, four binary bits are read from the shade of each grey "dot" or polymer side-chain. 12, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to META, vol. 28, no. 4, p. 401, Compact Disc is a trade name. 13, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with the optical digital disc. 14, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Compare to super-CD, DVD, high-definition DVD, molecular CD or twisting molecule disc. 14, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
The Dictionary of New Media (source code: MODIN) is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>. 15, record 2, English, - Compact%20Disc
Record 2, Key term(s)
- compact disk digital audio
- compact digital audio disk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Matériel informatique
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Électroacoustique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque compact
1, record 2, French, disque%20compact
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CD 2, record 2, French, CD
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- disque audionumérique 3, record 2, French, disque%20audionum%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- disque compact audionumérique 4, record 2, French, disque%20compact%20audionum%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- disque compact audio 5, record 2, French, disque%20compact%20audio
masculine noun
- CD audio 6, record 2, French, CD%20audio
masculine noun
- compact disc 7, record 2, French, compact%20disc
avoid, masculine noun
- C.D. 8, record 2, French, C%2ED%2E
anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disque optique de petit diamètre dans lequel un signal numérique est inscrit sous la forme d'une succession de cuvettes alignées le long d'une piste spirale et lu par un faisceau lumineux. 9, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Format classique destiné aux chaînes stéréo et autoradios. 10, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bien que «disque compact» soit d'usage courant, l'utilisation du terme «disque audionumérique» est préférable dans le domaine audio. Le disque compact s'utilise également comme mémoire de masse informatique, et il y a une possibilité de stockage d'images sur les disques compacts les plus récents. Voir Sciences et Techniques, janvier 1987, numéro 33, pages 57-59. 11, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le «disque optique numérique». 12, record 2, French, - disque%20compact
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
- Electroacústica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- disco compacto
1, record 2, Spanish, disco%20compacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disco óptico que contiene información visual o acústica grabada y que se reproduce mediante rayos láser. 2, record 2, Spanish, - disco%20compacto
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Video Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- laser disk
1, record 3, English, laser%20disk
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- laser disc 2, record 3, English, laser%20disc
correct
- laser-readable disk 3, record 3, English, laser%2Dreadable%20disk
correct
- laser readable disc 4, record 3, English, laser%20readable%20disc
correct
- laser-optic disk 5, record 3, English, laser%2Doptic%20disk
correct
- laser-optic disc 4, record 3, English, laser%2Doptic%20disc
correct
- laser-readable disc 4, record 3, English, laser%2Dreadable%20disc
correct
- LD 6, record 3, English, LD
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of disk that uses laser technology to store and retrieve information. 4, record 3, English, - laser%20disk
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Vidéotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- disque laser
1, record 3, French, disque%20laser
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- disque à lecture laser 2, record 3, French, disque%20%C3%A0%20lecture%20laser
correct, masculine noun
- laserdisque 3, record 3, French, laserdisque
avoid, masculine noun, France
- LD 3, record 3, French, LD
avoid, masculine noun, France
- LD 3, record 3, French, LD
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disque sur lequel les informations sont entrées et extraites au moyen du laser. 4, record 3, French, - disque%20laser
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
- Técnicas de video
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- disco láser
1, record 3, Spanish, disco%20l%C3%A1ser
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disco delgado de plástico, cuyas caras están cubiertas con aluminio. La información se almacena en dicho disco como una gran concentración de agujeros microscópicos en la superficie del aluminio, utilizándose una pistola o haz de láser para crear dichas perforaciones. 2, record 3, Spanish, - disco%20l%C3%A1ser
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