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TINTA MAGNETICA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magnetic ink
1, record 1, English, magnetic%20ink
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A special ink that contains particles of magnetic material suitable for the recording of data. 2, record 1, English, - magnetic%20ink
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
magnetic ink: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - magnetic%20ink
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- encre magnétique
1, record 1, French, encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Encre spéciale qui contient des particules de matériau magnétique, convenant à l'enregistrement de données. 2, record 1, French, - encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
encre magnétique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tinta magnética
1, record 1, Spanish, tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tinta que contiene partículas de sustancia magnética, que puede ser detectada por sensores magnéticos y, por tanto, leída automáticamente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Storage Media (Data Processing)
- Magnetic Materials and Ferromagnetism
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magnetic ink character recognition
1, record 2, English, magnetic%20ink%20character%20recognition
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- MICR 2, record 2, English, MICR
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Character recognition of magnetic ink characters. 3, record 2, English, - magnetic%20ink%20character%20recognition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
magnetic ink character recognition; MICR: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO. 4, record 2, English, - magnetic%20ink%20character%20recognition
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Supports d'information (Informatique)
- Matériaux magnétiques et ferromagnétisme
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- reconnaissance de caractères magnétiques
1, record 2, French, reconnaissance%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20magn%C3%A9tiques
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- reconnaissance de caractères à encre magnétique 2, record 2, French, reconnaissance%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reconnaissance de caractères portant sur des caractères magnétiques. 3, record 2, French, - reconnaissance%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20magn%C3%A9tiques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reconnaissance de caractères magnétiques : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - reconnaissance%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20magn%C3%A9tiques
Record 2, Key term(s)
- CLEM
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
- Materiales magnéticos y ferromagnetismo
- Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- reconocimiento de caracteres con tinta magnética
1, record 2, Spanish, reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- reconocimiento de caracteres en tinta magnética 2, record 2, Spanish, reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20en%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
masculine noun
- reconocimiento de caracteres escritos con tinta magnética 3, record 2, Spanish, reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20escritos%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
masculine noun
- reconocimiento de caracteres magnéticos 4, record 2, Spanish, reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20magn%C3%A9ticos
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso por el que una máquina reconoce los caracteres impresos con tinta magnética, y los convierte en códigos que pueden ingresarse directamente a la computadora (ordenador). 2, record 2, Spanish, - reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dichos caracteres son legibles, no sólo por la máquina, sino también por el hombre y pueden consistir en dígitos, letras u otros símbolos. La tinta contiene una substancia magnética que se magnetiza al insertarse el documento en la máquina permitiendo que cada carácter sea detectado por las cabezas de lectura. Para que la máquina reconozca y codifique los caracteres, éstos deben tener forma y tamaño apropiados y una alta calidad de impresión. Uno de los usos más comunes son los caracteres especiales cifrados en los cheques bancarios y en los formularios para depósitos de dinero. 2, record 2, Spanish, - reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
- Magnetism
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- magnetic ink character reader
1, record 3, English, magnetic%20ink%20character%20reader
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- MICR 2, record 3, English, MICR
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- magnetic ink character recognition reader 3, record 3, English, magnetic%20ink%20character%20recognition%20reader
correct
- magnetic character reader 4, record 3, English, magnetic%20character%20reader
correct
- MICR reader 3, record 3, English, MICR%20reader
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An input unit which reads characters written with magnetic ink. 5, record 3, English, - magnetic%20ink%20character%20reader
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
magnetic ink character reader: term standardized by CSA and ISO. 6, record 3, English, - magnetic%20ink%20character%20reader
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
- Magnétisme
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lecteur de caractères à encre magnétique
1, record 3, French, lecteur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lecteur de caractères magnétiques 2, record 3, French, lecteur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20magn%C3%A9tiques
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- magnéto-lecteur 3, record 3, French, magn%C3%A9to%2Dlecteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité d'entrée qui lit des caractères écrits avec une encre magnétique. 4, record 3, French, - lecteur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lecteur de caractères à encre magnétique; lecteur de caractères à encre magnétique : termes normalisés par la CSA et l'ISO. 5, record 3, French, - lecteur%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20encre%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- lecteur de caractères magnétisables
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
- Magnetismo
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- lectora de caracteres con tinta magnética
1, record 3, Spanish, lectora%20de%20caracteres%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- lector de caracteres con tinta magnética 2, record 3, Spanish, lector%20de%20caracteres%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
correct, masculine noun
- lectora de caracteres magnéticos 1, record 3, Spanish, lectora%20de%20caracteres%20magn%C3%A9ticos
correct, feminine noun
- lector de caracteres magnéticos 3, record 3, Spanish, lector%20de%20caracteres%20magn%C3%A9ticos
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Máquina lectora de caracteres, capaz de leer los caracteres impresos con tinta metálica magnetizada, empleando para dicho fin, métodos de reconocimiento de caracteres de tinta magnética. 4, record 3, Spanish, - lectora%20de%20caracteres%20con%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Hardware
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- MICR reader/sorter
1, record 4, English, MICR%20reader%2Fsorter
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device that interprets magnetic ink characters and translates them to digital information which can be understood by a computer; also sorts the original document based on the unique symbols. 2, record 4, English, - MICR%20reader%2Fsorter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Matériel informatique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lecteur/trieur à reconnaissance de caractères magnétiques
1, record 4, French, lecteur%2Ftrieur%20%C3%A0%20reconnaissance%20de%20caract%C3%A8res%20magn%C3%A9tiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- lectora/clasificadora de reconocimiento de caracteres en tinta magnética
1, record 4, Spanish, lectora%2Fclasificadora%20de%20reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20en%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- lectora-clasificadora de reconocimiento de caracteres en tinta magnética 2, record 4, Spanish, lectora%2Dclasificadora%20de%20reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20en%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manipulador de documentos que permite tanto la lectura de documentos codificados con caracteres en tinta magnética, como la clasificación de dichos documentos por dígitos seleccionados en la unidad de la consola (fuera de línea) o por el programa de la computadora (en línea). 1, record 4, Spanish, - lectora%2Fclasificadora%20de%20reconocimiento%20de%20caracteres%20en%20tinta%20magn%C3%A9tica
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